Mary E. Mendoza
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Ways of Seeing: Raise your voice at the ballot box
“Every decision about leadership counts.”
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Ways of Seeing: Reframing loss
“Death of a loved one does not have to mean total loss.”
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Ways of Seeing: The reach of the border
Recently, ICE has raided and invaded Vermont. Last month, for example, agents chased someone into a home on Dorset Street, then, after waiting for a warrant, ultimately broke…
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Ways of Seeing: America’s reign of cruelty is not new
“The government-sanctioned violence that we are witnessing across the nation has historically targeted black and brown communities.”
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Ways of Seeing: AI harms more than just students
“ChatGPT…synthesize[s] information that already exists in our system and thus it simply reproduces systemic biases.”
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Ways of Seeing: Practicing Kindness amidst Uncertainty
I implore you — my neighbors — to show up for each other in whatever way you can and to avoid judging others because they may not choose…
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Ways of Seeing: Grappling with Trump’s policies
It has been quite an eventful few weeks, to say the least. There have been many contradictions and plenty of intense emotions—fear, anger, and probably for some, even…
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Ways of Seeing: Finding light in times of darkness
This is a tough time of year. It’s the time when suicides increase and when people feel tremendous isolation and loss. It is when darkness creeps in, literally…
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Ways of Seeing: The quiet brilliance of Kamala Harris
Since Harris’s candidacy became a reality, I have marveled at how beautifully and brilliantly she has navigated and executed countless challenging situations in such a short time.
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Ways of Seeing: Has debate debacle destroyed Dems or emboldened them?
I don’t think it’s that people are concerned that Biden would do his job poorly, the question is, can he still beat Trump?