Eugenia Charles
I read this very interesting obituary for Eugenia Charles, who was for fifteen years the prime minister of Dominica, a not-very-big country in the Caribbean. I will admit that I knew little of Dominica and virtually nothing of Ms. Charles before I read this obituary, but something about her story struck me as being quite remarkable. She was obviously something of a powerhouse and her mantra of “concrete and current" - restoring roads and power after Hurricane David struck in 1979 - seems quite refreshing in light of recent events.
posted by Kevlar Pinata @ 9:54 PM
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Dang, I can pick the topics, can't I? Everyone please slow down on the comments - you may crash the server.
Dang.
Both links are interesting, Kev, but you didn't mention sandwich cheese one time. How am I suppossed to respond? (insert meekly winking and suggestively humorous emoticon here)
She had a great mantra along with seeming very genuine as a reluctant politician.
If you've got the goods you can be highly effective even in the face of politics. The question is what are the goods? Heart, soul, mind and in the case of Dominica - concrete.
Thanks for spotting me, fellas. I was getting a wee bit lonely.
And I understand that she was a great proponent of sandwich cheese.
Kevlar you are a super hero!
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