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Dr. Ellis is the principal of Ellis & Associates, LLC, a writers group in Portland OR, a nominee for a Pulitzer Prize in history in 2004 (The Moving Appeal), and a former journalism professor at Louisiana's McNeese State University and Oregon State University. She is a member of the South Side DFA MeetUp Group of Portland and a member of the Portland 9/11 Legislative Alliance.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, December 19, 2014 Solar Desalination: Surviving Water's Coming Armageddon
Amid news about species extinction in the U.N.'s recent IPCC report and failure of Lima's conference to agree to tough climate rules, drinking-water shortages are getting worse. One solution ordinary folk can use is solar desalination--backyard boxes or a still. They're cheap, and they yield drinking water for households.
(11 comments) SHARE Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Shakespeare Didn't Need College Algebra
This article is an excerpt from Barbara G. Lenmark's new book Shakespeare Didn't Need College Algebra. Aside from explaining why liberal-arts majors should be able to waive the required math course for a BA degree, it contains new methods that non-math students can use to master the main processes in that killer class and its prerequisites.
(12 comments) SHARE Saturday, October 18, 2008 8 House Members View Draft Bill on Independent Science/Tech Probe of WTC 1, 2, 7 Collapses
A draft bill setting up an independent science and technology investigation into the destruction of World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7 was presented Sept. 16-17 by three Scholars for 9/11 Truth Alliance to 8 House members in Washington D.C.-and the director and staff of the house Science and Technology committee.