Born in El Paso Texas, Congresswoman Lee graduated from Mills College in Oakland and received her MSW from the University of California, Berkeley. She began her political career as an intern in the office of her predecessor, former Congressman Ron Dellums, current Mayor of Oakland, where she eventually became his Chief of Staff. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.