Paul Haeder, Author

writing, interviews, editing, blogging

Yep, the jig has been up for, well, you know the story of George Washington, don’t you know: At the time of George Washington’s death, the Mount Vernon enslaved population consisted of 317 people. Of the 317 enslaved people living at Mount Vernon in 1799, a little less than half (123 individuals) were owned by George Washington himself. Another 153 slaves at Mount Vernon in …

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Local Man Overcomes Illiteracy One Tutor at a Time September 8 makes 54 Years of celebrating International Literacy Day Benjamin Spock, M.D., Author of Baby & Child Care “An eloquent plea that Americans recognize the appalling frequency of illiteracy…a tragedy which handicaps–occupationally, politically, and emotionally–a third of the citizens of our rich, ‘advanced’ country.” referencing, …

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“When a society decays, it is language that is first to become gangrenous. As a result, social criticism begins with grammar and the re-establishing of meanings” ― Octavio Paz, The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings It’s become clear to me that almost anyone penning anything that gets stuffed into any number of hundreds of “news” or …

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We must continue working to promote the building of a human community with a shared future. — President Xi Jinping Oh, another quick blog, as the cascading disgusting news of the minute comes at me while I am volunteering at the welcome center in Waldport, meeting people from Oregon, around the region, other places even …

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