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December 30, 2020
And so, we are at the end of a year that has brought a presidential impeachment trial, a deadly pandemic that has killed more than 338,000 of us, a huge…
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May 7, 2022
I told this story here two years ago, but I want to repeat it tonight, as the reality of women’s lives is being erased in favor of an image of women as…
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March 14, 2021
By the time most of you will read this it will be March 15, which is too important a day to ignore. As the man who taught me to use a chainsaw said, it…
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Mar 15, 2021
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January 16, 2021
Since right-wing insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6 with the vague but violent idea of taking over the government, observers are paying…
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Jan 17, 2021
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January 16, 2021
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Interview with President Biden
Every day, people write to me and say they feel helpless to change the direction of our future. I always answer that we change the future by changing…
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Interview with President Biden
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January 8, 2021
More information continues to emerge about the events of Wednesday. They point to a broader conspiracy than it first appeared. Calls for Trump’s removal…
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Jan 9, 2021
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July 1, 2022
It has been a very long seven days, a week that will certainly show up in the history books. What may not make such a splash in the books, though, is…
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January 25, 2021
My guess is that the story of today that will stand the test of time is that President Biden is governing according to our traditional practices while…
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Jan 26, 2021
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January 25, 2021
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July 3, 2022
And on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that…
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July 9, 2022
I started this clear but somewhat chilly summer day reading a young adult novel on a sunny corner of the porch with my coffee, pitted about a gazillion…
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January 26, 2021
We are now a week into the Biden administration, and President Biden has set some clear and surprisingly dominant markers at the beginning of his…
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Jan 27, 2021
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May 29, 2022
While there is a lot going on in the country and the world today, it seems as important as ever to honor Memorial Day, the day we have honored since…
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May 29, 2022
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