Category: 2024
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We Are All Immigrants, Part 1
For several years now in the United States, there has been much dialog about immigrants. An immigrant is someone who is not a citizen of the United States but would like to move here permanently. An immigrant is by definition a citizen of another country. There are many reasons an immigrant might wish to move…
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A Female President at Last?
There has never been a female President of the United States since our founding on July 4, 1776. I have personally been waiting for a female President since Hillary Clinton ran against Barack Obama in the Democratic primaries in 2008. I believe she was the more qualified candidate, but I watched with distaste, dismay and…
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Equal Rights Amendment Now
I have a friend who is active in the American Bar Association (ABA). She recently informed me that the ABA has been researching the status of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This blog has important information about that amendment. The ABA has analyzed the history of the ERA from its inception in 1972. They have…
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“All You Need Is Love”
Recently my niece had the privilege of attending one of Taylor Swift’s Eras concerts at Wembley Stadium in London. Although my niece was familiar with Swift’s music, she could not be described as a superfan. However, she rapidly discovered that she was attending the concert with 92,000 superfans and that most of those fans were…
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Hooray for the Olympics
The first Summer Games of the Olympics in the modern era took place April 6-15, 1896 in Athens, Greece. Then May 20-October 28, 1900 the next Summer Games took place in Paris, France and were part of the World’s Fair. For the first time women were allowed to participate. There were 22 women who competed…
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Sadly We Are Not Alone
Over the past year I have read three stories in the New York Times about problems that women experience in other countries. These articles are so important that I would like to share them with you. It is proof that the problems faced by American women exist in other countries many times in an even…
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I’m Looking for a Lot of Good Men
Many of my blogs are critical of men. However, it would be incorrect to assume that I am a misandrist, a hater of men. As the old saying goes, some of my best friends are men, and I have had the privilege to meet many admirable men during my lifetime. I want to talk about…
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Checks and Imbalances
The government of the United States was created with three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The legislative branch is the Congress composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The executive branch is led by the President who is supported by his Cabinet and various federal entities under his control. The judicial branch is…
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Don’t Forget Your Superpower: VOTING
II have just completed my service as an Election Clerk for early voting. In Texas our Spring elections are for nonpartisan local elections (city officials, school boards, bond issues, etc.) as well as political party primaries. Since 2016 I have worked at as many election events as I can because I believe it is my…
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Clothes Control the Woman
A consistent theme in my blog is the unfair control that men have over women. I believe that most women tend to live their lives oblivious or unconcerned about this fact. I think it is important for us to recognize that male control makes women’s lives smaller and keeps us from realizing our full potential…
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