Politics

What to do when it hurts to watch the news

I grew up watching the news. Every night, in my parents’ home, and my grandparents’, the evening news was on: thirty minutes of network national news, followed by the local

Spirit of tolerance

In this era of easy access to the world through the microphone of social media, it’s often difficult to have a spirit of tolerance for views we oppose. I say

It’s all about the narrative

  22.07.2016   Intention, Narrative, Politics   No comments

We’re in the midst of political high drama in the U.S., and while I don’t discuss or write about political views on this site, the whole process serves as a

The little guy

It didn’t take long for the decision made on the other side of the country to reach across the miles and time zones. Today, the small town where we sometimes

I love Election Day!

I live in Alaska, and because I haven’t had TV for the past year, and because Alaska is not a battleground state, I’ve not been barraged with political ads. We