June 2012 – Nancy Werking Poling

God Bless America

Jun 28, 2012

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As we sing God Bless America, let’s pray for a patriotism that fosters respectful relationships here and abroad, for the ability to adjust to a changing world, and that God’s will for our country becomes our will as well.

The role of government in environmental issues

Jun 18, 2012

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Nancy Werking Poling

in current events, environment

By the late 1930s the logging industry had destroyed the forests of the Southeast. Land that is today Pisgah and Cherokee National Forests is lush with fir-spruce trees because the government bought and reforested the land. We need government regulations.

Civility in politics: Let’s keep Archie Bunker out.

Jun 16, 2012

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Nancy Werking Poling

in current events, political

Before Archie Bunker came along we Americans kept most of our bigoted thoughts to ourselves. Today telling it like it is has become a virtue, infecting our politics with an incivility unknown in recent memory.

Month: June 2012

God Bless America

The role of government in environmental issues

Civility in politics: Let’s keep Archie Bunker out.