Monthly Archives: July 2014

The Rise and Fall of Political Awareness (II of II)

Posted on July 2, 2014 by sputterpub

In April of 1967 she was a senior in high school. What would turn out to be the last gas chamber execution at San Quentin was scheduled. Melanie was against capital punishment. So were most of the students she knew. … Continue reading →

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The Rise and Fall of Political Awareness (I of II)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by sputterpub

Looking back, it’s now apparent that Melanie awoke to political awareness when she was almost seven, and went back to sleep about it when she was seventeen. And it’s not like she was noticeably political during that decade: just more … Continue reading →

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