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Print Media
Excerpts from the author's recent pieces in the media are listed below.
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Perspective: Let us stand united and heal together The Olympian, Saturday, 15 September 2001 A portion of an article quoting Ari Cowan in response
to the tragedy at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Bullying: Legislature Must Act Eastside Journal, Tuesday, 08 May 2001 A letter written in response to news
that a bill aimed at reducing bullying and harassment in schools
had been stopped in the Washington State Legislature after Christian
conservatives complained that it amounted to a gay rights measure.
Note: Shortly after this piece appeared, the
Washington State legislature passed legislation to protect children
from bullying.
Healing a society afflicted with violence Eastside Journal, Saturday, 10 March 2001
(Click here to see a modified reprint of this article (56k, requires Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader). An article on taking personal action and using
a public health approach and medical model to more effectively end
the epidemic of violence.
Shootings in Santee California, Death at Seattle's
Mardi Gras Seattle Times, Wednesday, 07 March 2001 This was written in response to the emphasis in the press on conventional
approaches to "what went wrong" — not enough security, better
threat reporting, need for metal detectors, inadequate gun laws,
etc.
Extradition from Canada of Two to Face the Death
Penalty Eastside Journal, Wednesday, 07 March 2001 There has been a great deal of controversy
about the Canadian Supreme Court's decision not to extradite two
murder suspects to the United States unless US prosecutors will
agree to not seek the death penalty. This was written in response
to a number of pieces blasting the Court and the Canadian people.
Note: Two days after this piece appeared,
King County (Washington) Prosecutor Norm Maleng agreed not to seek
the death penalty for the suspects.
