Ellen Kolb

Dueling rallies in Washington over Dobbs case

Originally posted on Leaven for the Loaf:
While the Dobbs case was being argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on December 1, two rallies were taking place outside. I went to Washington for the day in order to stand with the people calling on the Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and its cousin Planned…

Spring on the Rail Trails

urban rail trail in Rochester New Hampshire

On a rail trail, spring is about the conditions, not the calendar. Snow and ice give way to mud season. Before you know it, the trailsides are greening up, signaling a time for tuning up bikes and putting away boots. If winter kept you indoors, spring will nudge you outside. It’s tempting to get backContinue reading “Spring on the Rail Trails”

Open Book: on silence, a border, and Granite State history

I stepped aside this year from professional public policy work at the state level. Dear to me as that vocation was (and is), it was time to take a break from the noise. During this time of transition I happened upon Robert Cardinal Sarah’s book The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise (IgnatiusContinue reading “Open Book: on silence, a border, and Granite State history”