January 19: Elaine Snyder-Conn

Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship 1150 Fairhope Ave., Fairhope, AL, United States

Nuclear Power: Is it part of the solution? Nuclear power could provide a carbon-dioxide and methane free source of power, unlike coal gas and oil. However nuclear  plants are susceptible to accidents depending on location and terrorist activity. Waste disposal is also an unsolved issue. Elaine Snyder-Conn was an Environmental Contaminant Specialist in U.S Fish and Wildlife...

January 26: Lila Ryals

Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship 1150 Fairhope Ave., Fairhope, AL, United States

What Would Mama Do? Growing Up an "Almost" Orphan Lila's mother died days before Lila's ninth birthday. Her dad abandoned the two youngest of his six children. Lila and her younger brother were left on their own to look after themselves: feeding, health care, schooling, and everything else. Lila and her brother struggled daily, but...