by mary1988 | Mar 4, 2017 | 2017
The news from the White House last week rolled in like the fog, a bone-chilling dampness that slowly swallowed the horizon. By week’s end, I was struggling to see even a pinhole of light . . .The much-anticipated plan by the Army Corps of Engineers to stop the Asian...
by mary1988 | Feb 17, 2017 | 2017
Through the seeming chaos and dysfunction swirling about our nation’s capitol, the wheels of democracy are rolling slowly, almost silently, forward.Last week, under the bipartisan leadership of Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Sean Duffy (R-WI), and Louise...
by mary1988 | Jan 23, 2017 | 2017
Driving through dense fog Saturday morning, I asked myself why? Why, after decades of avoiding political marches and rallies, was I joining the Women’s March? As I drove, I found myself humming the tunes from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s broadway performance of...
by mary1988 | Dec 22, 2016 | 2016
On this day after the Winter Solstice, there is more light than darkness. Every day at noon, the alarm on my wristwatch beeps a reminder to pause and pray for peace. It is not the glorious sound of church bells ringing across the countryside, but it works. The...
by mary1988 | Dec 3, 2016 | 2016
Every once in a while I hear a story that inspires, that reminds me that when we choose to work arm-in-arm to protect that which we hold dear, we can accomplish what feels like the impossible.This is such a story. For over twelve years, a group of citizens has...
