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A rural moderate who loves family, hiking, and swimming. A believer in democracy and an ethical and just society framed by our republic's North Stars, the Constitution, and the rule of law.
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Loving this short piece from the NY Times. Self-righteous satisfaction, however cathartic, isn't going to get this country back on track. True. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/o...

David French has this spot on. America has become unreliable under Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/o...

Manchurian candidate indeed - if Trump isn’t a Russian spy, Putin is getting the best deal of his life.

A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office for President Trump’s sit-down with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting.

A great piece - unvarnished warnings about the real world, effective independence of our judiciary, shaping up to be the Alamo of democracy in the US. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/o...

Power of the Pardon: Trump sent the clear message that any illegal and/or violent act supporting his agenda will be pardoned. If we are to rely on judges to stop the worst of his decrees, I ask you: How independent is that judge when their daughter's picture is posted online by Trump's cronies?

Local news gets to what is real in the way only local news can. We all need to recognize and hold dear our sources of support and normalcy amongst the artificial chaos being generated by the current administration...https://www.vnews.com/Column-It-takes-a-village-to-find-a-water-bottle-59555131