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Pat Derby, Savior of Elephants, Diesnew

Pat Derby founded Ark2000, a 2000-acre refuge for elephants in the Mother Lode where at least one of the alleged pachyderm victims of the Los Angeles Zoo lived out her last days in happier refuge.
Random Lengths News  |  Lionel Rolfe  |  02-25-2013  |  Animal Issues

The Trotsky Projectnew

What does the old Left from the 1950s have to say to today's Occupy Movement?
Random Lengths News  |  Lionel Rolfe  |  11-22-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Altadena Man Remembers Civil Rights Struggle On Eve Of MLK Statue Dedicationnew

This Sunday when President Obama dedicates the $120 million Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in front of the nearly 31-foot tall statue of the man who delivered his "I have a dream" speech there on Aug. 28, 1963, one Altadena man will feel especially stirred by the events. This Sunday will be about celebrating that speech which occurred 48 years ago to the day.
Random Lengths News  |  Lionel Rolfe  |  08-26-2011  |  Civil Liberties

The Dark Past Of An Elephants' Oasis In The Mother Lodenew

Author Lionel Rolfe interviewed Pat Derby and Ark2000 reflecting on the plight of the earth's largest animals in captivity.
Random Lengths News  |  Lionel Rolfe  |  03-22-2010  |  Animal Issues

The Meaning of Frank Wilkinson

Frank Wilkinson wasn’t the first man to stare down Joe McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee, but he was the last man to go to jail for trying.
Random Lengths News  |  Lionel Rolfe  |  01-19-2006  |  Race & Class

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