CRI is pleased to present its fifty-first event on Tuesday, March 18th, on the second floor of the Triton Union Building on the main campus of Edmonds Community College. The event includes a luncheon with guest speaker and is sponsored by the Dr. Maybelle Chapman Speakers' series. Mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, will talk about his "Life on the Edge." His philosophy of life is that "If you aren't living on the edge, you're taking up too much space." Not really a thrill seeker, Jim believes that by stretching boundaries, one is forced to return to survival based on your own guile, which is a place where you learn and grow the most. Seating will begin at 11:30am. The presentation will begin at 12:30pm and includes time for questions. Copies of Jim's book, Life on the Edge, will be available for purchase and signing. For more information about Jim, visit www.jimwhittaker.com.

The luncheon cost is $5 for CRI members (C973) when included with class registrations using the registration form on page 11. This event is open to the public. Tickets for the luncheon and speaker are $17.50 and available for purchase at the Edmonds Conference Center (201 - 4th Avenue North, downtown Edmonds). No phone reservations. Register or purchase your tickets by March 7th.

You are guaranteed a wonderful lunch, fabulous company, informative remarks by our local hero, Jim Whittaker, as well as an opportunity to learn more about nationally acclaimed CRI! Everyone is welcome.

Enjoy the magic of language. We will read aloud some contemporary American poems and discuss our reactions to them. Poems will be distributed in class. Judy Kessinger was a librarian at the Library of Congress and has led many CRI discussion classes. 2 sessions.

Learn from archeology the important history contained in the Bible. With slides of an archeological dig, we will see why digging up the past is important and how it informs our faith. Reverend Richard Gibson, retired Presbyterian minister, has visited Jerusalem several times, most recently this winter. Over a ten-year period he has taught many popular classes for CRI. 6 sessions.

An illustrated presentation will explore the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement which found fertile ground in Washington and Oregon in the first quarter of the 20th century. Through exposure at two world's fairs, both states made significant contributions to a broad range of architecture and design arts, strongly influenced by the setting and climate, local raw materials, crafts of native inhabitants and exposre to Pacific Rim cultures. Lawrence Kreisman, now in his 11th year as Program Director at Historic Seattle, has been recognized for significant work in bringing public attention to the Northwest's architectural heritage and its preservation. His publications include The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest,as well as hundreds of design features in The Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine.1 session.

In the aftermath of 9/11, were the right lessons learned and appropriate changes made in the intelligence community to strengthen our capabilities? In short, are we prepared? Sessions will cover an overview of intelligence and national security, proposed and actual reforms/changes, national intelligence estimates and the use and abuse of intelligence. Bob Rinehart had a 30-year career in the CIA as an overseas field operative and executive level manager. He subsequently spent nine years as an administrator and teacher at a university for working adults. 3 sessions.

Research shows that the key to human happiness is connection with other people. We need to rekindle neighborhood community and find ways to work together to save the planet. In this workshop, we'll learn how people around the country are discovering new ways to bring people together. Cecile Andrews is the author of Slow is Beautiful: New Visions of Community, Leisure, and Joie de Vivre, as well as Circle of Simplicity. She is founder of Phinney EcoVillage and a member of SCALLOPS (Sustainable Communities All Over Puget Sound). 1 session.

Session one includes viewing the documentary, "Great Dames-Ordinary Old Women Sharing Their Extraordinary Wisdom," followed by an explanation of the philosophies of Crone of Puget Sound. Session two includes informal discussion with a panel of Crone members on the issues of women growing older with power, passion and purpose. Mary Ann Douglas and Marge Hampton are retired professional women and members of Crone of Puget Sound. 2 sessions.

This will be the third in a series to undertake a reading of Chaucer's The CanterburyTales, the foundation stone of medieval English literature. We will read the tales in fragments IV through VI: The Clerk's Tale, The Merchant's Tale, The Squire's Tale, The Franklin's Tale and The Pardoner's Tale. Students should read The Clerk's Prologue and Tale before the first class meeting. There is a good translation of the Tales by Nevill Coghill available in Penguin paperback. Sean Taylor holds a PhD in English from the University of Washington and has taught as a professor at Portland State University and Hamilton College. His main areas of expertise are Old and Middle English literature. 4 sessions.

With a mounting federal debt, those best able to pay more, pay less, and they do it legally. How does our current tax code favor the rich? How does one percent of taxpayers manipulate our tax system to their benefit and do it perfectly legally? The book for discussion is Perfectly Legal, written by David Cay Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the New York Times. John Terrey is one of the founders of CRI. He has taught many courses for CRI, mostly in the field of humanities. 2 sessions.

Participants will learn about recent events in Sudan, specifically in the western area of Darfur, and of efforts to end the genocidal-like crimes that have been ongoing since 2004. Using the crisis in Darfur as an example, we will learn how the average citizen can effect social and political change in the world. We will explore various institutions responsive to citizen advocacy, kinds of activities that constitute advocacy, and examples of local, national and international effective citizen action in the hope of bringing about an end to the Darfur crisis. There will be two instructors for this class: Joanne Dufour, an educator for over 30 years who has trained speakers and spoken about Darfur to many groups, will lead the first session. Diane Baer, public health research professional and community activist, will lead the second session. She is co-founder of and serves on the board of Save Darfur Washington State. 2 sessions.

We are not your average book discussion group! Participants make their own reading choices and come prepared to present brief reviews and share their appraisals. You may select a past or current author in any genre. Learn from each other through informal discussion. Marge Young and Dorothy Jennings are avid readers who have conducted this class for years. 4 sessions.

British writer Doris Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature. Her body of work encompasses novels and short stories, some science fiction, essays, commentary and an autobiography, with the novel, The Golden Notebook being her most well-known. We will read her collection of four novellas titled The Grandmothers. These four stories reveal a tiny aspect of Lessin's art, but are still representative of her genius. We will read one novella for each class session in the order they appear in the collection. Ginny Enstad has a Master's degree in literature. Now retired from the Edmonds School District, she continues to value literature as an essential tool in understanding our world. 4 sessions.

Lou Andreas-Salome was a novelist, literary and social critic, lay analyst and much more. Today she is known mostly for the famous men she bewitched: a femme fatale to Friedrich Nietzsche, a lover and muse to Rainer Maria Rilke, and an admired colleague to Sigmund Freud. Who was this fascinating lady who one writer calls "the most notorious woman in the intellectual world of nineteenth-and early-twentieth-century Europe?" Bob Bates has a BA in philosophy and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago and DePaul University. His chief interest is in religion as it relates to psychology, the biological/cognitive sciences, cultural studies and other disciplines. He has given adult education classes at CRI. 1 session.

We will learn the theory and history of gardening therapy and the various population groups benefitting from it. We will also explore practical tips to keep gardening in our later years. Nancy Dolan is a registered horticultural therapist and received her training at Edmonds Community College. She has her own business, New Shoots Therapeutic Gardening, which provides gardening activities for senior residential communities. 2 sessions.

Water is our most precious natural resource. We cannot survive more than 48 hours without it. We will discuss where water is found on and within the Earth's surface and how it behaves. We shall explore how man has misused and wasted it for his entire existence on Earth, as discussed in When the Rivers Run Dry by Fred Pearce. Donn Charnley is an emeritus professor of geology at Shoreline CC. He earned an MS degree in geology from UW, and has taught for Seattle Schools, Shoreline CC, UW, and CRI since 1954. 4 sessions.

Hear an introduction to these works and then enjoy their performance by master pianist, George Halverson Fiore, director emeritus for choral activities of the Seattle Symphony and chorus master emeritus of the Seattle Opera. Fiore is the organist for Prince of Peace Church in Shoreline. Class will be held at the Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church located at 8109 224th St. SW. 4 sessions.

An examination of various different health care systems: France, Canada, Japan, Germany. We will look at the history and evolution of these systems, medical education in these countries, and how their systems work and are paid for, ending with a discussion of implications for us. Kathleen O'Connor spent 30+ years as health care journalist, author and columnist. She is the founder and CEO of a health care reform non-profit, Code Blue Now! 4 sessions.

Enjoy four classic films about American politics: "State of the Union" (1949); "The Last Hurrah" (1958); "Advise and Consent" (1962); and "Seven Days in May" (1964). Explore running for the presidency, old-time "boss" politics, confirming a controversial presidential appointee, and allowing the military to take over the government. Expect stellar performances by Kirk Douglas, Ava Gardner, Katherine Hepburn, Jeffrey Hunter, Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Burt Lancaster, Charles Laughton, Fredric March, Gene Tierney and Spencer Tracy. Film direction is by Frank Capra, John Ford, John Frankenheimer and Otto Preminger. John James is a retired librarian from Shoreline Community College with advanced degrees in librarianship and history. He has a life-long interest in classic films. 4 sessions.

We will look at models of grief, types of loss, and how to tap into and allow the emotional experience for completion of successful grieving. SSusan Netherton has a BS in nursing and MA in clinical psychology. She worked as a psycho-therapist for over 30 years in agencies and private practice and is nationally certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychology and Mental Health. Susan holds an ARNP license in Washington State. 2 sessions.

A brief review of the intellectual, religious, cultural, political and economic aspects of life in Islamic countries from the birth of Islam to the present. Special attention will be given to issues surrounding the development of Middle Eastern Muslim societies in the 20th century. Students will learn about the basic beliefs and practices of Islam and its important role in conducting the affairs of a Muslim country, the Arab experience with colonialism and imperialism, the Middle Eastern conflicts in their historic contexts, revolutionary fervor, September 11th terrorist attacks against the US, and the current US-Iraq war. Faizi Ghodsi is Director of the International Center at Seattle University where he has taught Middle Eastern studies. He was born in Iran and has a PhD in education. 6 sessions.

The term "morality" can be used in a variety of ways. It can describe a code of conduct put forward by a society or by some other group such as a religion. It can be used by an individual to describe his or her own behavior. And morality can refer to normative actions that, given certain conditions, would be chosen by all rational persons. We will examine traditional and contemporary philosophical attempts to define and justify moral codes. We will start with Plato and Aristotle, consider Augustine and Aquinas, look at Kant and Nietzsche, and conclude with such present-day thinkers as Derek Parfit. The course will be the usual mixture of lecture and class dialogue. Bill Patterson has taught many courses for CRI, sometimes combining thinkers of a given period with its literature and at others treating a single subject philosophically. Bill has earned master's degrees in philosophy and in whole systems design. 4 sessions.

How much do we know about the labor movement in the United States? Come and learn the history of the movement and the development of the working class, those who provide so much of what we might take for granted. The sessions may include other speakers. Edward Erickson is a 30-year member of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union where he served as shop steward and recorder on the Executive Board and as a delegate to the King County Labor Council. 4 sessions.

Come hear from local organizations that are working now to reduce their contribution to global climate change. We will hear representatives from the Snohomish County PUD, the city of Edmonds public works, and the Edmonds School District as they each tell of significant changes they are making to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We will view tapes of representatives from Boeing and Wal-Mart telling of changes now being made in their business practices. There will be time for discussion. An optional trip to see a solar power installation at an Edmonds home will be available after one class. You will be encouraged by what is happening locally to make a difference in the world's climate. Carolyn Chapel is a CRI member and a member of the Edmonds Mayor's Climate Protection Committee. 3 sessions.

In 1508 the sculptor Michelangelo began to fresco the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Despite insisting 'I'm no painter," he produced the greatest masterpiece of the High Renaissance. Twenty-eight years later, he returned to the Chapel to paint a tumultuous Last Judgment on the altar wall. Exploring the changes in mood and style between the two works will give us insight into Michelangelo's philosophy and his era. Rebecca Albiani earned her MA in Italian Renaissance art history at Stanford. She gives a sold-out monthly lecture series at the Frye Art Museum and her CRI courses are widely popular. 1 session.

This two-session class examines the troublesome relationship between the US and Pakistan. These two nations have had an on-again, off-again affiliation since Pakistan's independence in 1947. Two main areas will be addressed: the history of the US/Pakistan relationship, and the role of religion in Pakistan’s politics. Keith Snodgrass is Associate Director of the South Asia Center at the Jackson School of International Studies at the UW. He has studied in Pakistan and India and made multiple public presentations on Pakistan. 2 sessions.

By writing your life story for family and friends you recapture your past. In this continuing course you share your essays and learn how to improve your writing. At the first class, be prepared to read something you have written. John Nadeau's experience is in broadcast announcing, teaching and marketing communications. As a freelance writer, he has had articles in publications ranging from the Christian Science Monitor to the Delta Airlines passengers' magazine. He has a bachelor's degree from Emerson College and a master's degree from Harvard. 4 sessions.

We will examine public financing of political campaigns (PFC), why we need it, where and how it works, issues and considerations in a design of a PFC program, and organizing strategies to achieve PFC in Washington State. Craig Salins is Executive Director of Washington Public Campaigns, an advocacy organization established to promote public financing of political campaigns in Washington State. He has an extensive background in program planning, grant writing, community organizing and public policy work. He co-founded the Washington Single Payer Action Network and led the organization as volunteer president/director. 3 sessions.

We will explore the argument for Church/State separation throughout history, legal cases that have shaped the argument in the United States, and current cases and issues of the day that are challenging. Martin Knapp has a BA in international relations and counter-intelligence. He has worked for Senator Chuck Robb of Virginia and is now involved in local politics with the King County Legislative Action Committee and the Washington State Labor Council. 3 sessions.

Have you ever looked at the sky and wondered about the stars? How old are they? How far away? How hot? How big? Why do they shine? These questions and many others will be addressed during this course on star life cycles. No science background is required to appreciate the beauty and majesty of the stars in the heavens. Julie Lutz, Research Professor of Astronomy at the University of Washington, has spent the past 40+ years studying stellar evolution. She loves to talk about astronomy with students, teachers and the general public. 3 sessions.

Examine through reading , class lectures and discussion, issues such as appropriate missions, size and composition of America's military, the role of women, base structure, defense budget, draft vs. all-volunteer force, role of allies, and how these and similar issues are decided in the current policy environment. Bill Center retired from the US Navy as Rear Admiral in 1999 after 35 years of service. Not long after, he assumed leadership of a Seattle-based trade advocacy group where he worked for the next seven years. He now lectures and serves as senior advisor for international fellows programs at the University of Washington's Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. Bill is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and the Evans School and was a senior advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on arms control. 4 sessions.

A family physician presents stories which point to the nature of medical education as experienced in patient and personal experiences. True tales of unexpected patient recoveries, thinking and behaving "outside the box" and making allowances for the mysterious are the core content of this class. Bob Anderson, M.D., practiced medicine in South Snohomish County for forty years. He was part of the founding committee of CRI. As founder of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, Bob helped create a resource to educate physicians in adding innovative thinking to their conventional training, certifying over one thousand doctors in the United States as integrative holistic physicians. 4 sessions.

Join popular CRI lecturer, Steven Lowe in a historical survey of the violin concerto from its origins in the Italian Baroque to works by living masters. Steve is a regular annotator and lecturer for the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Chamber Music Society, and several other music organizations. This class will include ample recorded excerpts from his vast library of CDs. This will be Steve's fourth series of lectures for CRI. 4 sessions.

Let's talk about the news. We will read and discuss newspaper and magazine articles, columns, and editorials about a variety of current issues and events. Discussion material will be distributed in class. Judy Kessinger was a librarian at the Library of Congress and has led many CRI discussion classes. 4 sessions.

We will explore what neuroscientists have discovered about the brain in recent years and what our brains need to remain healthy as we age. Professionals now know that a proactive lifestyle that promotes brain health develops brain reserves that may delay the onset of neuro-degenerative disease. Neurologist Richard Restak's The Naked Brain (2006) is our textbook, but students are encouraged to share information from other sources. Language professor Mary Willix taught at UCSD, Mesa College, North Seattle Community College and elsewhere. She is the author of two books and numerous articles. 3 sessions.