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Category Archives: Blog
Greta Thunberg’s Righteous Anger and Our Shame
Just three days ago, one of the most profound and powerful speeches in human history was delivered at the Climate Summit held during the United Nations 74th General Assembly. It wasn’t spoken by some sage, it wasn’t handed down by … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Climate Change, Politics, Video
Tagged climate change, General Assembly, Greta Thunberg, United Nations
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Invisible People, Invisible Work
Kevin and Jay Collecting Yard Refuse I’m re-posting this article from 2013. Things have changed in the last 6 years and I thought I’d revisit what I was writing then. I found that what I wrote then is still pertinent. … Continue reading
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Maintaining My Balance in an Unbalanced World
An important insight I’ve stumbled into, is that my day in the sun is past. I can no longer stay involved with the energy and passion I had when I was younger. I’ve said it about Biden and now must apply it to myself, It’s time to let the younger folks take over Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Climate Change, Mental Health, OpEd, Politics, Relationships
Tagged climate change, Conservative, Democrat, global warming, Incitement, Media, Mental Health, News, Newscaster, politics, progressive, Republican, social justice, Stress, Wellbeing
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Progressives Provide Leadership We Need
Letter to My Legislators Dear ____________, I am writing to encourage you to give your full support to all Progressive Democrats and their policies. My comments below are aimed at federal legislators but can be be applied at State and … Continue reading
Thoughts About Father’s Day
My dad, 1949. Yesterday, I was at my favorite café watching the stream of families treating their Dads. This Father’s Day, like Mother’s Day a month ago, was filled with laughter and expressions of love. I saw soon to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, Cannon Fodder, DASH, Exxon-Mobile, Father's Day, Freedom of Speech, Gas, George W Bush, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Koch, Mohammad Mosaddeq, Mother's Day, Oil, Republicans, Russia, Shah of Iran, Trump, War, Winners and Losers
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Dear Madam Speaker
Our nation is being battered almost daily with heavy rain, flooding, and tornadoes. Agriculture is seriously threatened. The cost of recovery, nation-wide, will be staggering. I believe the Democratic Leadership is like the great number of Americans who are just … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Business as usual, climate change, House Speaker Pelosi, Urgency
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