Author: Nancy Werking Poling
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Change that scares the dickens out of me
As older adults we tend to fear the changes that have taken place. In our fear we seek simple solutions and close our minds to the NOW. What is an alternate way of living?
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A war against Christmas?
If anything symbolizes the spirit of Christmas these days it’s plastic: plastic toys, appliances, even guns, all paid for with plastic cards. Is that the spirit of Christmas Sarah Palin and friends are defending when they cry out that there’s a war against Christmas?
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The Day Kennedy was Shot
On the same day newscasters were asking ,”Where were you when Kennedy was assassinated,” a message arrived on Linked In asking, “Did you teach at B’water Elementary School 50 years ago?” What a student learned from me that day—
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Politics—who cares?
I tried to quit caring what happens in government. So what if my neighbors suffer under state and federal budget cuts? So what if long after I’m gone the earth becomes unsuitable for human life? I’m past my child-bearing years. So what if women are denied contraception and abortion?
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Asheville’s Go Topless rally seeks new organizer
I hear they’re looking for a strong Ashville woman to head up this year’s Go Topless rally. I just may be the candidate they’re looking for. But first I want to be sure I understand what they mean when they specify a strong woman.
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Politics and canned tomatoes
In spite of our anti-establishment attitude in the 1970s, my fascination with the Watergate hearings showed me that I was tied to this country, for better or worse.
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A Future with Hope (for survivors of domestic violence)
Our faith should be a source of empowerment and healing. Yet churches have more often than not failed women who live with domestic violence.
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Reunions, politics, and a liberal arts education, OR how I came to respect Republican classmates
I didn’t particularly want to attend the fifty-year reunion of my college class. I’d have to compete with truckers for an eight-by-fifteen foot space on Interstate 81. I would miss several mornings of doing the Chicago Tribune Sudoku while eating my bran cereal. Most distasteful of all, I’d have to spend thirty-six hours with Republicans.…
Nancy Werking Poling 