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The Center of the Universe
Last evening in America’s Capitol, peaceful protesters were tear gassed so that our toddler-in-chief could take a photo-op in front of a church, holding a Bible. Was Mr T concerned about police...
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Ten Days
Last night, on the tenth day of protests in our country, three young girls got together on Twitter to organize a march for justice in Nashville. “Know justice, Know peace.” I had slipped out of my...
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A Transformative Culture
Calls for racial justice and defunding of the police are a constant across our country. Old, arthritic knees of legislators knelt on marble floors in our Capitol for nearly nine minutes yesterday....
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Freedom
Yesterday was a day for the record books. In a 6 to 3 ruling, the SCOTUS ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, passed when I was a junior in high school, also covers gay and transgender rights....
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Free Grace
Can you remember what you were like at 15? Great Grandma Ada’s mother, Ettie, was preparing to set sail for America from Russia, alone. My sister Kay was taking care of her invalid mother and her...
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The Soapbox
Sleep has been eluding me lately because these days are hard to fathom. Mr T used his soapbox to preach conspiracy falsehoods and push an angry mob to desecrate our Nation’s Capitol. More and more...
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Virtual Voting
Like a first kiss, everyone can remember the very first time they voted. I am still proud of my first presidential vote for George McGovern in 1972 over Richard Nixon. I was just 24 years old, and was...
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Trials and Tribulation
“Baron de Coubertin was a French aristocrat born to a strict Catholic Jesuit family, who grew up in the world of the French Third Republic, when the purpose of an aristocrat was no longer clear. He...
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Memory Laws
I’m lucky if I can remember where I left my phone. And I admit I sometimes have trouble finding my car in a bustling parking lot. Once I couldn’t understand why my hand didn’t immediately unlock my...
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Outings
This week it seems like some of the all encompassing pandemic air is being released. Maybe it’s because the Grands have had their first Pfizer shot. Maybe it’s because the numbers in Davidson County...
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