Joe Martin

Joe Martin is a retired social worker who spent over 40 years serving the downtown community. He is a co-founder of the Pike Market Medical Clinic and the Downtown Emergency Service Center. He and his late wife first met Gies at Seattle’s St. Joseph parish in 1983.
Histories

Martyrs to the Unspeakable: Conspiracies Behind the Assassinations of MLK, JFK, Malcom X and RFK

Collectively they posed a serious threat to the lords of war and conquest at the Pentagon, CIA, NSA, and FBI.
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A New Book: Autism and a Fulfilling Life

In Togo for the first time, Peter O’Neil found comfort and confidence in social situations that had previously eluded him. Immersion in a totally different culture enabled him to bloom, a new and welcome experience.
Books

Oh Yes it Can: Sinclair Lewis’ “It Can’t Happen Here”

In the novel, Buzz Windrip accedes to the Oval Office, and his administration jams a new jackbooted order in place. It is a white supremacist program that persecutes people of color and Jews and greatly dilutes the rights of women.
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A Portland Writer Traces Her Conversion to Being a Writer

In the course of her life, Gies has held a lot of jobs, from managing an asparagus-packing plant to driving taxi. In one hilarious chapter Gies gets a taste of show biz.

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