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We are All Immigrants, Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, I talked about who immigrants are in a general way. I want to use Part 2 to talk about some immigrants I have personally known. I have had the privilege to live abroad for over five years of my adult life—one year in France as an exchange teacher and…
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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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“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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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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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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The Talk About the Birds and the Bees
The men have done it to us again. On April 9, 2024 the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated the enforcement of an 1864 law banning all abortions even if necessary to terminate a pregnancy caused by rape or incest. The only abortions allowed would be in order to save the life of the mother. The reinstatement…
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War: A Lose-Lose for Women and Children
This week I watched the movie 20 Days in Mariupol written and directed by Mstyslav Chernov. He headed up a team of Associated Press journalists taking daily videos in Mariupol, Ukraine during the first twenty days of the Russian siege of that town as part of Putin’s goal to take back the nation of Ukraine.…
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