Tag: politics
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Free To Voice An Opinion
One of the freedoms we have had in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to our Constitution: the right to freedom of speech. It gives us a chance to disagree with one another and still maintain relationships. However, with our country in such a divisive state, people’s freedom of speech has too…
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Who Are You Really?
Halloween was over a week ago, but I’ve been stunned by how many people continue to insist on playing “dress-up”. Or better yet “make-believe”. With the national vote coming to an end, I have found it hard to focus because so many running for office have focused on the problems of the other candidates rather…
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To Let Go Is To Fully Grasp
Although we have quite a few immediate family members in the Orlando area, the rest of our clan are spread out, in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. For the cousins to connect or the siblings to see one another, planning is required, an activity that often appears insurmountable. But my good fortune allowed the daughters…
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Washington Can’t Make Us Better
Stephen Paddock had his fifteen minutes of infamy. A millionaire gambler who appeared to have it all made the decision to play judge, jury and executioner for a group of people he didn’t know. What goes through the mind of someone who instigates the deadliest mass shooting in US history? What does it take to…
Tip of My Iceberg 