Pete Koutoulas
@peteky.bsky.social
Humanist, writer, podcaster, family guy, friend and ally to all marginalized people.
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WinCity Helps has launched!
After months of work and data collection, a new service designed to match volunteers with community organizations seeking help has launched in Winchester: WinCity Helps.
After months of work and data collection, a new service designed to match volunteers with community organizations seeking help has launched in Winchester: WinCity Helps.
WinCity Helps has launched!
After months of work and data collection, a new service designed to match volunteers with community organizations seeking help has launched in Winchester: WinCity Helps.
www.wincityvoices.org
March 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
WinCity Helps has launched!
After months of work and data collection, a new service designed to match volunteers with community organizations seeking help has launched in Winchester: WinCity Helps.
After months of work and data collection, a new service designed to match volunteers with community organizations seeking help has launched in Winchester: WinCity Helps.
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A More Innocent Time?
Harry Enoch asks an important question: When and why did drag go from being considered good, clean fun to a threat to society and children?
Harry Enoch asks an important question: When and why did drag go from being considered good, clean fun to a threat to society and children?
A More Innocent Time?
Harry Enoch asks an important question: When and why did drag go from being considered good, clean fun to a threat to society and children?
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April 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A More Innocent Time?
Harry Enoch asks an important question: When and why did drag go from being considered good, clean fun to a threat to society and children?
Harry Enoch asks an important question: When and why did drag go from being considered good, clean fun to a threat to society and children?
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It can’t happen here . . . can it?
Did author Sinclair Lewis predict the future in 1935? Chuck Witt asks, “Can it happen here?” In this case, “it” refers to an authoritarian takeover of the American Republic.
Did author Sinclair Lewis predict the future in 1935? Chuck Witt asks, “Can it happen here?” In this case, “it” refers to an authoritarian takeover of the American Republic.
It can’t happen here . . . can it?
Did author Sinclair Lewis predict the future in 1935? Chuck Witt asks, “Can it happen here?” In this case, “it” refers to an authoritarian takeover of the American Republic.
www.wincityvoices.org
April 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
It can’t happen here . . . can it?
Did author Sinclair Lewis predict the future in 1935? Chuck Witt asks, “Can it happen here?” In this case, “it” refers to an authoritarian takeover of the American Republic.
Did author Sinclair Lewis predict the future in 1935? Chuck Witt asks, “Can it happen here?” In this case, “it” refers to an authoritarian takeover of the American Republic.
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SAVE Act is unnecessary and harmful to democracy
Chuck Witt opines that Congress is once again trying to stifle citizen participation in democracy with something called the SAVE (Save American Voter Eligibility) Act. Despite the ironic name, Chuck says this measure would make voting harder and…
Chuck Witt opines that Congress is once again trying to stifle citizen participation in democracy with something called the SAVE (Save American Voter Eligibility) Act. Despite the ironic name, Chuck says this measure would make voting harder and…
SAVE Act is unnecessary and harmful to democracy
Chuck Witt opines that Congress is once again trying to stifle citizen participation in democracy with something called the SAVE (Save American Voter Eligibility) Act. Despite the ironic name, Chuck says this measure would make voting harder and discourage more people from participating.
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April 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
SAVE Act is unnecessary and harmful to democracy
Chuck Witt opines that Congress is once again trying to stifle citizen participation in democracy with something called the SAVE (Save American Voter Eligibility) Act. Despite the ironic name, Chuck says this measure would make voting harder and…
Chuck Witt opines that Congress is once again trying to stifle citizen participation in democracy with something called the SAVE (Save American Voter Eligibility) Act. Despite the ironic name, Chuck says this measure would make voting harder and…
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All Voices Reading Room: Promoting DEI in Winchester
This week, we introduce a new contributor, GRC student Heiraelle Osborne. She will be doing some exclusive writing for us, but for her initial piece, she has submitted a great story about All Voices Reading Room, initially published in “Smoke…
This week, we introduce a new contributor, GRC student Heiraelle Osborne. She will be doing some exclusive writing for us, but for her initial piece, she has submitted a great story about All Voices Reading Room, initially published in “Smoke…
All Voices Reading Room: Promoting DEI in Winchester
This week, we introduce a new contributor, GRC student Heiraelle Osborne. She will be doing some exclusive writing for us, but for her initial piece, she has submitted a great story about All Voices Reading Room, initially published in “Smoke Signals,” the GRC student newspaper.
www.wincityvoices.org
April 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
All Voices Reading Room: Promoting DEI in Winchester
This week, we introduce a new contributor, GRC student Heiraelle Osborne. She will be doing some exclusive writing for us, but for her initial piece, she has submitted a great story about All Voices Reading Room, initially published in “Smoke…
This week, we introduce a new contributor, GRC student Heiraelle Osborne. She will be doing some exclusive writing for us, but for her initial piece, she has submitted a great story about All Voices Reading Room, initially published in “Smoke…
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Wave more, flip off less
From finger wags and “flip offs” to hands in prayer and at work, Michael Andrews offers his perspective on using human hands for good—and not so good.
From finger wags and “flip offs” to hands in prayer and at work, Michael Andrews offers his perspective on using human hands for good—and not so good.
Wave more, flip off less
From finger wags and “flip offs” to hands in prayer and at work, Michael Andrews offers his perspective on using human hands for good—and not so good.
www.wincityvoices.org
March 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Wave more, flip off less
From finger wags and “flip offs” to hands in prayer and at work, Michael Andrews offers his perspective on using human hands for good—and not so good.
From finger wags and “flip offs” to hands in prayer and at work, Michael Andrews offers his perspective on using human hands for good—and not so good.
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Jeff's Playlist: March 7, 2025
Jeff’s Playlist: Storyville
I presented Robbie’s first album a while back. This is his second solo effort. Released in 1991 and recorded all over the place. A real gem. Give it a listen. I think you’ll like it.
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March 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Jeff's Playlist: March 7, 2025
Chaos Compounded
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Chaos Compounded
So much damage, so little time
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March 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Chaos Compounded
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Girl, You’re Glowing! The Iconic Anglerfish
Did the anglerfish that turned up on the ocean's surface—6,500 feet above its native habitat—get there by chance or by choice? Erin Skinner Smith has ideas about that.
Did the anglerfish that turned up on the ocean's surface—6,500 feet above its native habitat—get there by chance or by choice? Erin Skinner Smith has ideas about that.
Girl, You’re Glowing! The Iconic Anglerfish
Did the anglerfish that turned up on the ocean's surface—6,500 feet above its native habitat—get there by chance or by choice? Erin Skinner Smith has ideas about that.
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March 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Girl, You’re Glowing! The Iconic Anglerfish
Did the anglerfish that turned up on the ocean's surface—6,500 feet above its native habitat—get there by chance or by choice? Erin Skinner Smith has ideas about that.
Did the anglerfish that turned up on the ocean's surface—6,500 feet above its native habitat—get there by chance or by choice? Erin Skinner Smith has ideas about that.
Reposted by Pete Koutoulas
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In the future, may we be confident about our enlightenment
Public education—whether in Clark County, Kentucky or in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine—is essential, writes Michael Andrews. Specifically, there can’t be a functioning democracy without an educated populace with shared values of human decency and…
Public education—whether in Clark County, Kentucky or in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine—is essential, writes Michael Andrews. Specifically, there can’t be a functioning democracy without an educated populace with shared values of human decency and…
In the future, may we be confident about our enlightenment
Public education—whether in Clark County, Kentucky or in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine—is essential, writes Michael Andrews. Specifically, there can’t be a functioning democracy without an educated populace with shared values of human decency and inclusion—and available to all.
www.wincityvoices.org
March 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In the future, may we be confident about our enlightenment
Public education—whether in Clark County, Kentucky or in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine—is essential, writes Michael Andrews. Specifically, there can’t be a functioning democracy without an educated populace with shared values of human decency and…
Public education—whether in Clark County, Kentucky or in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine—is essential, writes Michael Andrews. Specifically, there can’t be a functioning democracy without an educated populace with shared values of human decency and…
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It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
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Jeff’s Playlist: February 28, 2025
Jeff’s Playlist: The Yes Album
Yes was a very popular band in my neck of the woods when I was young. This is the first of their albums that I had. . . although not their first worldwide release (but their third). Give it a listen. I think you might enjoy it.
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February 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Jeff’s Playlist: February 28, 2025
I'm very new to videography and post-editing, but I'm learning fast. Here's my latest attempt.
Arts on Main: ‘Uniquely Kentucky’
Arts on Main, the retail store for the Winchester Art Guild, will reopen after its annual winter hiatus next Wednesday, March 5, 2025. It seemed like a good time to visit the store again with my buddy Ken Howard, President of the guild, and tour the store as it…
Arts on Main, the retail store for the Winchester Art Guild, will reopen after its annual winter hiatus next Wednesday, March 5, 2025. It seemed like a good time to visit the store again with my buddy Ken Howard, President of the guild, and tour the store as it…
Arts on Main: ‘Uniquely Kentucky’
Arts on Main, the retail store for the Winchester Art Guild, will reopen after its annual winter hiatus next Wednesday, March 5, 2025. It seemed like a good time to visit the store again with my buddy Ken Howard, President of the guild, and tour the store as it nears completion.
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February 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I'm very new to videography and post-editing, but I'm learning fast. Here's my latest attempt.
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Field Trip: Sledding the Hill at College Park
Rebecca Campomanes continues her occasional series of experiential place-oriented stories, a seasonally appropriate piece about sledding “the hill” at College Park, one of the region's best-known and most-visited snow sledding spots.
Rebecca Campomanes continues her occasional series of experiential place-oriented stories, a seasonally appropriate piece about sledding “the hill” at College Park, one of the region's best-known and most-visited snow sledding spots.
Field Trip: Sledding the Hill at College Park
Rebecca Campomanes continues her occasional series of experiential place-oriented stories, a seasonally appropriate piece about sledding “the hill” at College Park, one of the region's best-known and most-visited snow sledding spots.
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February 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Field Trip: Sledding the Hill at College Park
Rebecca Campomanes continues her occasional series of experiential place-oriented stories, a seasonally appropriate piece about sledding “the hill” at College Park, one of the region's best-known and most-visited snow sledding spots.
Rebecca Campomanes continues her occasional series of experiential place-oriented stories, a seasonally appropriate piece about sledding “the hill” at College Park, one of the region's best-known and most-visited snow sledding spots.
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Celebrating Winchester’s Black Trailblazers, part one
Have you noticed the banners along Main Street honoring Winchester’s Black “trailblazers?” Harry Enoch begins a two-parter on how the banners came to be, including a brief biography of each honoree.
Have you noticed the banners along Main Street honoring Winchester’s Black “trailblazers?” Harry Enoch begins a two-parter on how the banners came to be, including a brief biography of each honoree.
Celebrating Winchester’s Black Trailblazers, part one
Have you noticed the banners along Main Street honoring Winchester’s Black “trailblazers?” Harry Enoch begins a two-parter on how the banners came to be, including a brief biography of each honoree.
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February 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Celebrating Winchester’s Black Trailblazers, part one
Have you noticed the banners along Main Street honoring Winchester’s Black “trailblazers?” Harry Enoch begins a two-parter on how the banners came to be, including a brief biography of each honoree.
Have you noticed the banners along Main Street honoring Winchester’s Black “trailblazers?” Harry Enoch begins a two-parter on how the banners came to be, including a brief biography of each honoree.
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Tributes pour in as VanMeter remembered
Matt Cizek of The Winchester Sun writes about the love and tributes in remembrance of Holly VanMeter, who passed away on Feb. 19.
Matt Cizek of The Winchester Sun writes about the love and tributes in remembrance of Holly VanMeter, who passed away on Feb. 19.
Tributes pour in as VanMeter remembered
Matt Cizek of The Winchester Sun writes about the love and tributes in remembrance of Holly VanMeter, who passed away on Feb. 19.
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February 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Tributes pour in as VanMeter remembered
Matt Cizek of The Winchester Sun writes about the love and tributes in remembrance of Holly VanMeter, who passed away on Feb. 19.
Matt Cizek of The Winchester Sun writes about the love and tributes in remembrance of Holly VanMeter, who passed away on Feb. 19.
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Other Choices, Other Rooms
In this, the fourth installment of Todd Garringer’s “The Diary of Jack Frazer,” we encounter a dramatic twist involving the character of Grace as we learn more about her . . .
In this, the fourth installment of Todd Garringer’s “The Diary of Jack Frazer,” we encounter a dramatic twist involving the character of Grace as we learn more about her . . .
Other Choices, Other Rooms
In this, the fourth installment of Todd Garringer’s “The Diary of Jack Frazer,” we encounter a dramatic twist involving the character of Grace as we learn more about her . . .
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February 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Other Choices, Other Rooms
In this, the fourth installment of Todd Garringer’s “The Diary of Jack Frazer,” we encounter a dramatic twist involving the character of Grace as we learn more about her . . .
In this, the fourth installment of Todd Garringer’s “The Diary of Jack Frazer,” we encounter a dramatic twist involving the character of Grace as we learn more about her . . .
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Celebrating Winchester’s Black Trailblazers, conclusion
Harry Enoch concludes a two-part article on how the banners along Main Street honoring Winchester’s Black “trailblazers” came to be, including a brief biography of each honoree.
Harry Enoch concludes a two-part article on how the banners along Main Street honoring Winchester’s Black “trailblazers” came to be, including a brief biography of each honoree.
Celebrating Winchester’s Black Trailblazers, conclusion
Harry Enoch concludes a two-part article on how the banners along Main Street honoring Winchester’s Black “trailblazers” came to be, including a brief biography of each honoree.
www.wincityvoices.org
February 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Celebrating Winchester’s Black Trailblazers, conclusion
Harry Enoch concludes a two-part article on how the banners along Main Street honoring Winchester’s Black “trailblazers” came to be, including a brief biography of each honoree.
Harry Enoch concludes a two-part article on how the banners along Main Street honoring Winchester’s Black “trailblazers” came to be, including a brief biography of each honoree.
They will stop at NOTHING to fund tax cuts for the rich — especially trying to claw back money already legally appropriated (and partially spent) to help the economically disadvantaged. Some of you all voted for this.
Trump’s EPA Is Trying to Seize Billions From Habitat for Humanity and United Way
Donald Trump’s freshly appointed Environmental Protection Agency chief is trying to seize $2 billion in federal grant money from a coalition of nonprofits that includes Habitat for Humanity. The money...
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February 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
They will stop at NOTHING to fund tax cuts for the rich — especially trying to claw back money already legally appropriated (and partially spent) to help the economically disadvantaged. Some of you all voted for this.
I wrote this in a hurry, but it's straight from the heart.
What’s so threatening about DEI?
It seems "DEI" has become a toxic notion within the current administration. But at its heart, writes Pete Koutoulas, the concept of diversity, equity, and inclusion boils down to love and respect for everyone. And why should anyone oppose that?
It seems "DEI" has become a toxic notion within the current administration. But at its heart, writes Pete Koutoulas, the concept of diversity, equity, and inclusion boils down to love and respect for everyone. And why should anyone oppose that?
What’s so threatening about DEI?
It seems "DEI" has become a toxic notion within the current administration. But at its heart, writes Pete Koutoulas, the concept of diversity, equity, and inclusion boils down to love and respect for everyone. And why should anyone oppose that?
www.wincityvoices.org
February 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I wrote this in a hurry, but it's straight from the heart.
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"Let's not become a nation of frightened silent people." --Navalny
February 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Let's not become a nation of frightened silent people." --Navalny