Together with hope and hugs. Watch our Zoomchat with April Doshier DSOT has another great conversation, this time with April Doshier, executive director of Food and Shelter, Inc. April has been working there tirelessly for the last 16 years in Norman, OK providing meals and housing for the most vulnerable members of her community. In this chat we discuss the history of this amazing organization, Food and Shelter Inc., the changing identities over the years of those coming to the organization...

This past weekend between 5.5 and 8.5 million people took to the streets to declare loudly and firmly that there are no Kings in this country. With marches occurring in all 50 states, in over 2,500 cities, towns, counties, and villages across the nation, it was one of the largest single day political protests in United States history, surpassing significantly in size the first No Kings protest earlier in the year. Far from the violent mayhem Trump, et. al. were hoping for, and despite...

The Flowering of Peace? It seems almost surreal to be writing it, but as of this publication there is a ceasefire currently holding between Israel and Hamas. This is the third ceasefire since October 7th 2023, but it does feel the most significant step towards peace in years. All of the remaining living Israeli hostages (20), and over two dozen deceased have been freed. About 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, many held without charge, have also been freed. The bombs have stopped dropping, and...