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When Latino Kids Have Halloween Upended, What Does That Say About The Rest Of Us?
There are times when I feel embarrassed to sit down and watch the news. That was the outcome this weekend when I saw the WGN TV report on a simple and much-anticipated Halloween parade for children in a Chicago neighborhood. You know the kind of excitement when kids dress up as ghosts and goblins and… Continue reading
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Saturday’s No Kings Protests Were Acts Of Patriotism In Its Purest Form
Saturday was one of those days when the ideals of the nation were forefront from coast to coast. From Bangor, Maine (not far from Corinth where my husband James grew up) to Berkeley, California, Americans gathered not in anger, but in absolute resolve to fight against authoritarianism and fascism. In Madison, like every other place… Continue reading
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Cruelty Is The Purpose In Trump White House
A Bluesky posting from Adam Kinzinger caught my attention this week. The thing that bothers me so much is not the “we have to enforce our borders and laws.” We do. It’s the giddy joy and celebration they have at the misery of people far less fortunate. Always punching down Since Inauguration Day, there has… Continue reading
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Farmers Finding Out About Tariffs The Hard Way
Farmers were duped in the 2024 presidential election. They gave away their votes for Republican promises and culture war talking points only to end up paying the price for their short-sightedness with economic losses. As it was reported last week, those rural voters who fawned over Donald Trump now will be hit by the administration’s… Continue reading
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Trump’s Partisan Moves Creates Postal Crisis
Americans are learning a new term this summer. De minimis. It is a Latin phrase meaning of trifling importance or of minimal things used to describe something so minor or insignificant that it is disregarded by the law, courts, or for accounting purposes. But when it comes to screwing things up that are minimal or… Continue reading
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Freedom Of Speech Under Attack From Donald Trump
The indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show by ABC is more than a warning shot across the bow of American democracy. Kimmel, as my readers and anyone grounded in a mere ounce of civics education well understands, is a comedian whose job is to poke at power. In our nation and with the First… Continue reading
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