Following up on a stance taken during his election campaign President Donald Trump now says he will sign an executive order ending so-called “birthright” citizenship. Trump told “Axios on HBO” he wants to “remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born on U.S. soil.” “How ridiculous, we’re the only country in the world where a … [Read more...]
If we stop killing, we stop killing ourselves
I would have wept had I sat up front. I was fortunate to pass the vigil for the Pittsburgh Eleven in the foyer of Temple Emanu-El last week. The small church overflowed, mostly with average folks paying their respects. Less than a dozen public officials and pretenders. After most attendees left for an outdoor candle lighting, I ventured into the nearly empty place of … [Read more...]
I’m trying to forgive, but how?
Q. I stumbled across a column you wrote about forgiveness. I read it over and over and over again, hoping it could “heal” my anger at my Mother and my sibling. But I feel numb. NUMB. I’m hoping you could help me find the real meaning of FORGIVENESS and let things go. I want to start moving on, but I don’t know how. I’m seriously injured emotionally from the stuff my Mother and … [Read more...]
Post election
Most Nevadans like most Americans are waking up to a more peaceful day today. The reason being that the incessant political ads and equally disturbing telephone polling calls have finally come to an end. Since this is being written prior to yesterday’s election it might be well to highlight some of the more interesting occurrences of the last election cycle. First would … [Read more...]
Saying ‘Enough’ Begins Change
A friend tells me about his therapy and his therapist. For session after session – weeks, now – my friend has tried to explain the history between his brother and himself. He has taken great pains to describe the great pain he carries about the relationship – chronically disrespectful, disdainful, scornful, critical and bullying. Never physically abusive, but emotionally cold … [Read more...]
Election News
The number one story as this was being written last week was the number of suspicious packages sent thru the mail to Democrat critics of President Trump. The blame for the mailing was quick to come from both sides of the political aisle. President Trump said that it was caused by the vocal Democrats and the main stream media. The charge from the other side was led by ex CIA … [Read more...]
These Are the Best Choices to Send to Washington
It is vital for rural Nevada that we send representatives to Washington who will defend us from the encroachment of the federal bureaucracies. When it comes to the race for the Senate seat, the choice is obvious. Republican Sen. Dean Heller knows rural Nevada and what its residents need to survive and prosper. His opponent — one-term Democratic representative Jacky Rosen … [Read more...]
A Shotgun Wedding for the Lady in the Red Dress
Out west lives an eccentric old lady. Sometimes you can glance at her and see flashes of what she was when she was young and unspoiled, wild and free. But there is an old sadness in her eyes. Men came and violated her one night more than a hundred years ago. The fear is still there. Once in awhile, she still walks the streets of Washington, DC, and, occasionally, she still … [Read more...]