Category: political
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Why the November election is important for young women, part 2
Women, don’t let a few others decide our country’s future. Here are suggestions on how you can quickly find out which 2014 candidates best represent you.
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Contraception and why you must vote in November
When it come to your reproductive rights, not voting in November makes as much sense as having sex without protection. Don’t take chances.
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Putting our tax refund to good use
What is good citizenship, if not doing what we can to support the common good? Some of us who aren’t wealthy can afford to pay more in taxes.
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Republicans, please give us reasoned information.
In getting ready for the next election, Republicans are once again insulting the electorate’s intelligence. Instead of giving us reasoned arguments, they’re employing old propaganda techniques.
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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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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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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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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 