Journalist reporting on caregiving. Also, pictures of owls, crows and Mr. Peanut. www.katmcgowan.com.https://bsky.app/profile/mcgowankat.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgowankat.bsky.social/post/3mlm3g75lqq2vI did not know! Chart from Briefing book, which has a longer analysis of why this is happening. It should be a bigger story! When 2025 numbers all come in, it may be the lowest murder rate since 1900. https://open.substack.com/pub/briefingbook/p/the-great-crime-decline?r=13orl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email !!11 May 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:ugbvy5ry4kkf33fp263n6uvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm3g75lqq2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgowankat.bsky.social/post/3mheg5acxwl2zThis is intense, and difficult. Cesar Chavez was a hero to my parents. They were not farmworkers but they admired him and what he stood for. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:ugbvy5ry4kkf33fp263n6uvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mheg5acxwl2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgowankat.bsky.social/post/3mgnswif3jo24This is another one of those moments where I point out that I pitched the Washington Post on an editorial about family caregiving, an issue that affects 1 out of 4 American adults, and never got any response. Newsworthiness is in the eye of the beholder! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:ugbvy5ry4kkf33fp263n6uvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnswif3jo24https://bsky.app/profile/mcgowankat.bsky.social/post/3meqzpair7c26This is just terrific. Do yourself a favor and read: [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:ugbvy5ry4kkf33fp263n6uvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqzpair7c26https://bsky.app/profile/mcgowankat.bsky.social/post/3mehiclsqre23Got me through the 1990s. Your turn: Post a banger not in English. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jGsPTp8Lag) [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Feb 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:ugbvy5ry4kkf33fp263n6uvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehiclsqre23https://bsky.app/profile/mcgowankat.bsky.social/post/3mdygvdtqmw2ySo it's a power move to make lots of typos and spelling mistakes? I am just figuring this out.03 Feb 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:ugbvy5ry4kkf33fp263n6uvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdygvdtqmw2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgowankat.bsky.social/post/3mdxrlhuwe227Good for her. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Feb 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:ugbvy5ry4kkf33fp263n6uvf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxrlhuwe227