We are starstuff, Carl Sagan said. The stuff of stars.
And a new star has been added to the cosmos.

Lina's legacy shines in Common Dreams. And now she shines, too, as a star overhead in the dark night sky. Look for her every clear night.

Thank you Lina and Craig for your stellar legacy...Common Dreams.

Sunny Days and Milky Way Nights.

Stargeezer.

So sorry that Lina is gone, but the world is a much better place for her having been here. Love and blessings to her family.

From all of us at the Organic Consumers Association and the Grassroots Netroots Alliance: our heartfelt condolences. Lina and Craig and the rest of the Common Dreams family have led the way to keep us educated and inspired in these times of grave crisis. We've just sent in a contribution to Common Dreams and Code Pink and we urge all of the hundreds of thousands of people who read this website to do the same.
Solidarity Forever!

Very sorry to hear of Lina's passing. I have been a daily CD reader for the past 10 yrs. Thank you for founding an online progressive community and letting our voices be heard.

I had no idea about the founding of Common Dreams
but it has been something that I begin every day
with and something which has helped me understand
where we are wrong and where we are right in this
world.

A belated "thank you" to Lina Newhouser for this
gift.

My sympathies to her family.

"And though death may hide me, and the greater silence enfold me, yet again will I seek your understanding."

"And not in vain will I seek. If aught I have said is truth, that truth shall reveal itself in a clearer voice, and in words more kin to your thoughts."

~Kahlil Gibron~ __ Poet and prophet

Do not allow the pain to overcome you Craig, for someday you will have the joy of Lina's presence once again.

My condolences and best wishes for the family and for Common Dreams, which has been a mainstay of my news habit since I gave up on print newspapers very soon after 9/11. CD has made me feel less isolated and as if there are others looking for the connections and perspectives on those connections that I am hungry for. This, in many ways, especially in these times, is probably irreplaceable.... as is Lina to those who love her.

I first discovered Common Dreams a couple of years ago. Now whenever I want a critical, unbiased view of world events, or even the plain TRUTH, I turn to Common Dreams first.

Lina, we never met, there was never any chance that we would. But thank you.

Rest in Peace Lina. My heart goes out to her family,
now that I know of the beauty that was Lina.

My sincere condolences to the family and a belated thank you.

Dear Lina I hope that wherever you have gone you are warm, happy and healthy. Peace

Dear Craig and CD Staff -

Thank you for telling us about this wonderful woman.

She died too young. Just as certainly she did a lot of great work and there are many thousands of us who are thankful for her life and spirit.

This is a loss for all of us.

With sincere condolences,

A luta continua.

Thanks in memory for the single most significant voices-of-the-people to emerge in either the 20th or 21st Centuries to date. May her work continue through centuries to come.

Dear Craig and Common Dreams Staff,
What a brave and lovely woman she was.
I am so sad for your loss.
She will be missed.
Love to you all,

Lily

Thank you Lina, for planting and caring for this shade-tree of "Common Dreams" in this public park called "the Internet". Your legacy is a place for people of differing views to gather, discuss, and hopefully reach consensus, or at least a better understanding of the important issues affecting the lives of everyone.

Godspeed, as you rush to rejoin the cosmos, and I offer my condolences to those who will surely mourn your physical absence. I share your love for the city of New Orleans and mourn with you over its current condition.

Rest in Peace Lina

Condolences to Lina's family and colleagues.

thank you Lina for founding such an illuminating blog. Rest in Peace for eternity in the galaxies, honey, big kiss.

" . . . but upon another shore, and in a greater light".

I am sorry about the news. My condolences to Ms Newhouser's husband, children, friends.

I am grateful that Ms Newhouser and Mr Brown created this site. Her work has helped a lot of people and continues to make the world a better place. Her legacy lives on in common dreams.

I want to express my heartfelt condolences to Lina's family. Common Dreams is a class act!!

Thank you Lina and Craig for all of your good work. In Common Dreams, you created an Oasis of Sanity and Hope in a Desert of Media Madness during the last 7+ years.

Thank you both.

Very sad news to begin today's visit to CD. My condolences to Craig and the rest of the family, friends and colleagues.

I lost my mother to the same disease, and oddly enough, today is her birthday.

Lina, we wish you many wonderful conversations with Molly.

Condolences to her family, and enormous appreciation for the work that was the part of her life that Lina has shared with us all! This small source of sanity and understanding is a source of hope and relief in a dangerous world. Thanks.

Thank you, Lina.

Our thoughts are with your family.

To all who come to Common Dreams: Let's carry her dream forward. And give those who deserve it what for.

Ah, so ... Lina's life explains COMMON DREAMS ... thank you, and glad to have met her ... and now you also Craig, the girls and some of your family ...

++++++++++++++ In response to what I've read in quite a few of the messages ... the finality, the sadness, the finality ... I could not disagree more.

Inferred in reading many of the above posts is that the death of Lina's body really means she is truly gone and inaccessible, and that's it, and thanks for the memories and the inspiration. Mythologies and particular religions through human time suggest or state that this is not true.

My direct experience with those I've known in my lifetime who shifted from this mortal coil within their particular body to elsewhere is that this is not true. And that's a definite. ... And I truly do have all my marbles.

There are certain people who pass over ... across the bridge of light, as I envision it ... who I know help us more in their unfettered or renewed state [the now unusable physical body dropped away], and I am grateful knowing they are around continuing to help, guide, inspire, sometimes comfort, us still here asking for or needing those things. Those who were closest and most significant to us remain available and are accessible, if we are open to that, but ... if not, I would imagine they still help [and that help likely will be called LUCK by the recipient of the help] until generations pass and they are no longer remembered or personally needed, and then ... likely ... a new incarnation ... here, there or wherever is chosen ...

Eternity is one grand PLAYground with dimensions upon dimensions that no matter how far science goes is still and will remain, at some limit of human consciousness and scientific measurement, inconceivable and unfathomable. Since Lina chose a human incarnation as Lina, she is still part of the PLAY that continues with husband Craig, children, family members, and others, but just in another "form" and dimension.

Does anyone really think that this soul, ... this dedicated mother, wife, sister, daughter, dog lover, activist, ... would be content to be sipping lemonade- ambrosia somewhere in that fabled Paradise of ETERNAL happy leisure and/or worshipful bliss or worst, with all she has learned, rendered useless in an ETERNAL peaceful sleep?

Dare I say I just heard Lina laughing? ... and I do believe she is wearing a broad-brimmed, shocking-pink hat ...

++++++++++++++++++++++
peace to you, Craig, Chloe May and Moriah and your family and friends ... and much gratitude for your and Lina's collaboration that has made COMMON DREAMS possible for all of us. May it be a long-lived legacy of Lina's and a long-lived, vitally active place under your and others' stewardship, Craig, for us to continue to come to read and learn and have our say and be inspired to do what we individually and collectively can do to bring peace, justice, compassion, and security to all on this planet.

Thank you both and all ...
Cee Miracles a/k/a Carol Littlebrant

Hello CD fans and loves of Lina,

I'm one of the lucky ones who happens to be an extended member of Lina's family. I, too, am terribly saddened about her leaving our earth way too soon and feel we have all been "ripped off," if you will, from the gift of this beautiful woman's life. I am comforted by my belief that a spirit's as powerful as Lina's will remain with us to help us in ways we will never know. It occurred to me that one way to ensure Lina's voice is heard through the electronic pathways is to please find it in your heart to donate money to Commondreams.org. You and I know that it would be a great gift to humanity to know that Craig, his precious children and the rest of us who are grieving Lina's death that we will never fret about hearing Lina's voice again online, right here. So, if you can, donate what feels right for Craig and Lina's legacy.

Peace, the Pacific NW Mac-Fac's.

God Bless her Noble Soul, and Peace to her family and friends. There can never be enough people like Lina, for now there is so much to do to fufill her vision. Still, she has made a huge difference, and we will all keep moving forward mindful of how Common Dreams works for all of us.

How sad. Condolences to all. Her life touched many she never met. Why do all the good people die before their time?

Sincere condolences to Craig and family.

Hail and Farewell Lina
Stay if you will, go if you must
in perfect love and perfect trust
Merry Meet
Merry Part
and Merry Meet again.

Goodbye Lina, thank you for caring; thank you for keeping us informed. Our lives are so much richer for your presence and we'll carry your memory always.

For you Craig and your children, Blessings from the Source of Light and all your CD readers whose love pours forth for you, in your time of grief.

Kathleen

I started reading Common Dreams in 2001, and I still read it every day. It's incredible to owe so much to someone whose name I never even knew until she was gone.

CD has been my home web browser since I discovered it during the Seattle protests many years ago. I never knew who started it, but I felt a kinship with them because they were located where a large part of my heart lies -- in Maine.

My sincere condolences go out to Craig, his daughters, and to the entire CD extended family. But, as several people have commented, Lisa will live on in our hearts and in the beautiful legacy she has left to all of us.

Thank you, Lina, for your inspiring, beautiful life, and your wondrous legacy.

A fellow "Mainiac"

I meant to say "fellow" "Mainiac"!

Rosie2731

God Bless you and your family, an inspiration that knows no bounds. Commondreams now the home page of choice for some many, the struggle carries on.

What a wonderful legacy Lina leaves. As we will continue the enjoy the fruit of her passions she has most likely already signed on the special assignments waiting for her.
Heartfelt condolences to her many friends and her extended family. God Bless.

My sincere sympathy goes to Lina's family and all who knew and loved her.

I am sending a check to common dreams not to code pink who I have supported and do support. I hope everyone will send a check to you Craig. That is the least we can do.

Thank you for inspiring us all to treasure our life and get something done daily to make it a better world.

To start with I am sending the check.

Thank you for the remembrance of this dynamic woman. Lina certainly dealt with adversity over the last two decades, and the senseless slaughter of her husband, Bert, was criminal. I'm glad she was able to continue and work toward her political goals.

We lost an in-law to lymphoma some years ago. Her battle, too, was fought with courage.

I want to extend my condolences to Lina's daughters and surviving husband. And thank her for developing Common Dreams.

Very sad.

Having read through Linas blog from the begining, I could not help wonder if the outcome might have been affected by the delay in BC paying the bill this causing a 1 month delay in treatment as a result of subsequent illnesses. The 28 hours in an ER while seriously ill and a compromised immune system and exposed to other ill people in the ER is beyond belief. The denial of acute care by BC near the end, and the refusal of the eligible rehab sites to take Lina in, and of course, the financial impact on a family "with" insurance was also disturbing, since I live in a country where this is not possible.

Obviously, this is not the forum to rage against our wonderful HC system, so I won't.

My condolences to the family.

My condolences to the family and friends of this wonderful human being. How beautiful to have used her many God-given talents for the good of this world. That is the kind of human being I would want my own children to grow into, and all the children of the world.
God Bless.

"Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us, our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life." ~Albert Einstein

Goodbye Lina

RIP Lina. Watch over the resistance for us.

Whoa, her husband shot in the back and Lina is my age and gone. While our political views are 180 degrees apart and I wouldn't send 2 cents to the traitors at CodePink, my sincere condolences go to her family and she will be in my prayers tonight. God speed dear.

I'm sorry to hear of her passing. She sounded like a hard worker and a good person.

I am the Life and the Light and the Way --
The earth is my Garden.
Each of the Souls I plant as seeds
Germinates and flowers in its season,
And in each I am fulfilled.
There is no cause for grief
When a blossom fades
But only rejoicing for the beauty it held
And praise that my Will is done
And my Plan served.
I am one with all creatures
And none is ever lost
But only restored to me,
Having never left me at all.
For what is Eternal
Cannot be separated from its Source.
I am with you all,
And each of you is a channel for my Light.
Feel my Love
Enfold you now and everymore.

---- from the Scandinavian
Runes of Comfort for the Bereaved

R.I.P. Lina You leave behind a great legacy with CD - a legacy of light. Thank you.

I've been reading common dreams for years. It has always a source of comfort as well as information in these dark and confusing times. I too had no idea such a beautiful woman and and her family were behind this good work. i cried all morning. my deepest condolences to her family...

Many of you who have responded to this article concerning the death of Lina Newhouser, co-founder of Common Dreams, have marveled at the product she helped bring to life. You have celebrated and honored her many achievements and thanked her (posthumously) for the gift of Common Dreams. Most of you did not know her or the names of others who sacrificed for years to bring Common Dreams to fruition, for all of us to enjoy and learn from. I am glad that finally, Lina's identity, and that of her husband Craig Brown, the co-founder and current editor of Common Dreams, are now made public, and you know who these wonderful people are.

But there is something more here that all of you should consider.

Anyone who followed Lina's health story, and went to her blog, tellthebees.org, realizes that she and Craig Brown incurred tens of thousands of dollars of health care debt dealing with this devastating disease that finally took her precious life. That same Craig Brown, your beloved editor of Common Dreams, is still facing an enormous debt to the insurance companies and hospitals to pay for his wife's illness.

But what did Craig do in the face of her death?

Selflessly, he urged us all (in the obituary) to contribute to CODEPINK to honor his wife Lina!

Personally, I will contribute to CODEPINK because Craig Brown asked me to do so, and because I love CODEPINK'S gutsy smart women led by courageous Medea Benjamin, but I will also make a BIG donation to Common Dreams, with the stipulation that my contribution go directly to Craig Brown, the inspiration and daily brains behind Common Dreams, to help him pay off the debt incurred for his wife's care. Go to the blog tellthebees.org and read the tragic story of Lina's brave 3-year fight, and Craig's unflagging efforts to "be there" for her and their children. Read how the insurance companies would not pay for treatment. Then make a big fat donation to Common Dreams, and tell the staff that you want your funds to go to help pay off the debt Lina's terrible illness created for the editor of Common Dreams. That's the best way you could support this marvelous voice of truth and courage in a time of lies and cowardly misinformation. Don't hesitate. Do it now.

Marta Daniels, who mourns the loss of her dear, courageous and beloved friend, Lina Newhouser.

My heartfelt condolences to Lina's family for your loss. Her struggles over these past three years show a courage for life, a genuine passion for being present and for seeing her work in justice and activism be an integral piece of the vision for "Common Dreams" for us all. I join in your sorrow but know that we need to celebrate her life's visions within our own. May you find solace in your community of friends and family at this very difficult time.