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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, 2013. In June, 2015, the combined views on her articles, diaries and quick link contributions topped one million. She was particularly happy that her article about Bree Newsome removing the Confederate flag was the one that put her past the million mark. Her art in a wide variety of media can be seen on her YouTube video, "Visionary Artist Meryl Ann Butler on Creativity and Joy" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGs2r_66QE A NYC native, her response to 9-11 was to pen an invitation to healing through creativity, entitled, "90-Minute Quilts: 15+ Projects You Can Stitch in an Afternoon" (Krause 2006), which is a bestseller in the craft field. The sequel, MORE 90-Minute Quilts: 20+ Quick and Easy Projects With Triangles and Squares was released in April, 2011. Her popular video, How to Stitch a Quilt in 90 Minutes with Meryl Ann Butler can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrShGOQaJQ8 She has been active in a number of international, arts-related projects as a citizen diplomat, and was arts advisor to Baltimore's CIUSSR (Center for Improving US-Soviet Relations), 1987-89. She made two trips to the former USSR in 1987 and 1988 to speak to artists, craftpeople and fashion designers on the topic of utilizing the arts as a tool for global wellbeing. She created the historical "First US-Soviet Children's Peace Quilt Exchange Project" in 1987-88, which was the first time a reciprocal quilt was given to the US from the former USSR. Her artwork is in collections across the globe. Meryl Ann is a founding member of The Labyrinth Society and has been building labyrinths since 1992. She publishes an annual article about the topic on OpEdNews on World Labyrinth Day, the first Saturday in May. OpEdNews Senior Editor Joan Brunwasser interviewed Meryl Ann in "Beyond Surviving: How to Thrive in Challenging Times" at https://www.opednews.com/articles/Beyond-Surviving--How-to-by-Joan-Brunwasser-Anxiety_Appreciation_Coronavirus_Creativity-200318-988.html Find out more about Meryl Ann's artistic life in "OEN Managing Ed, Meryl Ann Butler, Featured on the Other Side of the Byline" at https://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/OEN-Managing-Ed-Meryl-Ann-in-Life_Arts-Artistic_Artists_Quilt-170917-615.html On Feb 11, 2017, Senior Editor Joan Brunwasser interviewed Meryl Ann in Pink Power: Sister March, Norfolk, VA at http://www.opednews.com/articles/Pink-Power-Sister-March--by-Joan-Brunwasser-p*ssy-Hats-170212-681.html "Creativity and Healing: The Work of Meryl Ann Butler" by Burl Hall is at http://www.opednews.com/articles/Creativity-and-Healing--T-by-Burl-Hall-130414-18.html Burl and Merry Hall interviewed Meryl Ann on their BlogTalk radio show, "Envision This," at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/envision-this/2013/04/11/meryl-ann-butler-art-as-a-medicine-for-the-soul Archived articles www.opednews.com/author/author1820.html Older archived articles, from before May 2005 are here.

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SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, February 6, 2025
Canada's Reciprocal Tariff List Canada's federal government employees worked overtime to publish the long list of US products that will be subject to Canada's counter-tariff on US goods. It is extensive and targeted.
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BREAKING: Federal judge takes action against Elon Musk Brian Tyler Cohen reports on a hearing today on DOGE's access to the Treasury and interviews American elections attorney, Marc Elias.
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Federal Workers Unions Sue Trump Administration Labor unions sued the federal government Tuesday over Pres. Trump's controversial "deferred resignation" program, stating the effort to nudge government workers out of their jobs violates the law.
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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, February 5, 2025
"Miracle on the Hudson" Pilot Responds to DC Collision MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell asked Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, of "Miracle on the Hudson" fame, how he viewed the president's response to the tragic in-air collision in Washington. Sully had three words.
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SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, February 4, 2025
FBI Agents file Two Lawsuits Against Trump & DOJ Glenn Kirschner explains Trump's "unlawful and obscene abuse of power" in retaliating against FBI agents who lawfully and appropriately worked on Jan 6 cases and Mar-a-Largo cases, as directed by their superiors
Series: Glenn Kirschner Justice Matters (4 Articles, 3128 views)
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SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Glenn Kirschner: There are Points of Light in the Darkness! "Justice Matters" host Glenn Kirschner says that the points of light are "multiplying and gathering strength."
Series: Glenn Kirschner Justice Matters (4 Articles, 3128 views)
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(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, February 3, 2025
Musk Accesses Sensitive US Treasury and OPM data Elon Musk has gained access to sensitive US Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems.
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(11 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, February 3, 2025
"We are Amidst a Coup" - Marianne Williamson and Tavis Smiley Marianne Williamson joined Tavis Smiley on January 27, 2025, to talk about the current c oup in the US.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, February 3, 2025
4 Mins of Hope and Wisdom Amidst the US Coup Marianne Williamson posted this video before the current coup in the US--five days ago. However, she offers coherent and useful words of hope and wisdom, and a new insight on what effective resistance actually is.
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SHARE More Sharing        Monday, February 3, 2025
BREAKING: Witchhunt Begins at the FBI "Alt National Parks Service" is kicking ass on Facebook, fast becoming the lifeline of inside information on the current coup.
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SHARE More Sharing        Monday, February 3, 2025
BREAKING: Musk Steals TaxPayers SS Numbers, Shuts Down USAID.gov -NPS Alt According to NBC News, Musk announced the planned closure of the foreign assistance agency early Monday on social media.
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SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, February 1, 2025
Nothing Less than the Real McCoy Born in 1844 to parents who had escaped slavery, Elijah McCoy was the genius Canadian-American engineer behind the well known phrase, "the Real McCoy."
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(12 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, January 31, 2025
Fatal Mid-Air Collision Comes on the Heels of Executive Changes The recent mid-air collision near Washington, D.C., has raised significant concerns about air traffic control staffing levels.
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(7 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Six Strategies to Survive the Next Four Years Turkish journalist Asli Aydintasbas and visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution offers a hopeful perspective on the next four years.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, January 18, 2025
The ERA: What happened yesterday, and what didn't happen The ERA: What happened yesterday, and what didn't happen.
Series: ERA Equal Rights Amendment (12 Articles, 12643 views)
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(32 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Pres. Joe, Save Women's Lives Before You Leave Publication of the already-ratified Equal Rights Amendment will save women's lives, especially in the face of the upcoming administration. President Biden can do it. If not, he condemns many American women to death.
Series: ERA Equal Rights Amendment (12 Articles, 12643 views)
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SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 2, 2025
Before Ya Go, Joe-Do the Right Thing! Women's rights can be preserved before the new administration gets into power if President Biden signs the Equal Rights Amendment into law. This music video offers inspiration.
Series: ERA Equal Rights Amendment (12 Articles, 12643 views)
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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 2, 2025
Equal Means Equal Plans DC Demonstration Jan 10 There are just 18 days left for Biden to publish the ERA, which would Constitutionally ensure equal rights for women before the next administration comes into power.
Series: ERA Equal Rights Amendment (12 Articles, 12643 views)
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Public Domain 2025 Welcomes Frida, Matisse, and more Public Domain Review has released its annual list of the new crop of works entering the public domain, which includes Frida Kahlo and Henri Matisse, who both died in 1954.
Series: Art & Creativity (142 Articles, 329676 views)
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(8 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, December 29, 2024
Jimmy Carter, 100, dies in Plains GA Former President James Earl Carter Jr. born October 1, 1924, died on December 29, 2024, in Plains, GA. He had entered hpospice care in February 2023.

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