Tag: republicans
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A message for graduates
No one’s asked me to speak at graduation, but I’ve prepared a message for seniors anyway. Theme: Values you’ve been taught in school—forget them. 1) Play fair. In sports and group projects you’ve been taught to work cooperatively, follow the rules, and lose gracefully. Forget it. Look out for Number One, remake the rules to…
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Is it left or right?
I’m confused. I no longer know left from right. Vladimir Putin was a member of the KGB of the Soviet Union, a communist confederation. Communists are considered to be on the Far Left of the political spectrum. But there is no longer a Soviet Union, hence no longer a communist state. Property that once belonged…
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Mr. Trump, meet Aunt Helen
Trump’s presidency contributes to negative images of aging. As an old lady, I resent it.
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A restroom war in North Carolina
With national primary races for President so entertaining, few are paying attention to state politics. Is that why NC’s representatives are engaging in a restroom war?
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Republican debates: for love of a good fight
My daughter’s adolescence gave me two insights into human behavior: we love a good fight, and in our weakest moments we go on the offensive. Both truths were clearly demonstrated in Wednesday evening’s Republican debate.
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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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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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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.…
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Voucher plans vs. Medicare: one more decision
The Republican platform and the Romney/Ryan ticket want to substitute Medicare with a voucher plan so that seniors can be empowered. Thanks,folks, but good health care and enough money to live on make us feel empowered. Having to make one more complicated decision does not.
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Politics and Clotheslines
Are liberals more likely than conservatives to dry their clothes on a clothesline?
Nancy Werking Poling 