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Women are the civilizers of mankind

Ralph Waldo Emerson said that women are the civilizers of mankind. I believe this is true, yet women remain 2nd class in our country, as evidenced by the last presidential election. Why is that? My daughter’s childhood friend, Marilynne Meikenhous, answered that question so eloquently, “Feminism even includes support for the internally misogynistic women, it is inclusive of ALL women.” But the way I see it, the in-country fighting going on over the election is a good thing! Why? Because people have been apathetic regarding our government for so long, and at least they are becoming part of the conversation. […]

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There’s a new politics on the rising

A friend of mine recently posted that while he understands the reason for the women’s marches last weekend, he feels it’s not going to change a thing. To him, voices have spoken – that’s all. To that I say baby steps! Back when Funk was running for mayor we both saw firsthand that there was a New Politics on the horizon. He was a “nobody” politician back then, supported mainly by the regular folks. Which means, he slipped in under the radar with that election. And while the establishment made sure he wasn’t re-elected, he was on the forefront of […]

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