September 2019

By Jean Godden

Seattle was the favored poster child in the New York Times recently. A lead story by Nicholas Kristof argued that Seattle has discovered the right answer to the war on drugs.

It's no secret that America's war on drugs has been a sad mistake. Although an American is arrested for drug possession every 25 seconds that still has not turned the tide on narcotics. To the contrary. Today more Americans are dying each year from overdoses than died in the Vietnam, Afghan and Iraq wars combined.

This costly national failure has to be contrasted with Seattle's current approach to dealing with drug use. In Seattle, anyone caught with a small quantity of drugs -- an amount consistent with personal use -- is not prosecuted. Instead the drug is confiscated and the user steered to social services to get help.

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Join EarthCorps and the City of Seattle's Parks Commons Program to learn about the ecology and history of Roxhill Park! Best known for its ancient peat bog that stands at the headwaters of Longfellow Creek, this neighborhood park is one of the most biodiverse natural areas in Seattle!

This event will start with a presentation by EarthCorps Volunteer Specialists who will talk about the positive impacts of urban green spaces, the history and establishment of Roxhill Park, and how to identify the native species in the park.

The presentation will be followed with a walking tour around Roxhill with EarthCorps' Ecologist to further explore and chat about the plants and ecology of the park.

By Katy Wilkens

On my annual kayaking trip around the San Juan Islands, the weather was beautiful, the water smooth as glass most days and the food in a class by itself.

I’ve honed these recipes over the past 20 years. Beloved by Boy Scouts and adults alike, they all are low in sodium, which is great for your heart and kidneys. In contrast many “just add water” camping meals are extremely high in sodium and only make you thirsty.

These recipes assume:

• You have no way to refrigerate or chill food
• You have limited water for cooking but might have access to a fire pit
• You want to be careful with how much fuel you use
• There isn’t a burn ban

If you have an unlimited supply of water, a cooler and all the fuel you want, you’ll have even more choices.

Seaside Fettucine

1 teaspoon olive oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

By Scott Anthony

We took Mrs. Anthony's Mom to dinner at a restaurant on Friday evening and just about the time we finished, a woman walked up to our table wearing a head scarf and sweater, holding a handmade sign.

It took me a moment to process that she was begging. Her voice was nearly inaudible in the noisy restaurant so the sign told the story, 'Please Help, I have three children and no money for food.'

I shook my head 'no' and she hesitated a moment longer, a sad vision, then moved to another table.

I turned to my wife and to Mom, mixed with surprise at the boldness and some guilt for dismissing the woman, and soon a hostess arrived and escorted the woman out of the restaurant. I watched as she continued approaching the diners in the outside seating area.