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Inspired by a friend Moke The front page of our newspaper here in Hawaii says: “Lucky you live in Paradise.” It’s a cliché, I know. But I do feel lucky to live here. Autumn in Hawaii doesn’t drum up remembrances of autumn leaves though, and...
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Out for summer Out till fall We might not come Back at all ~School’s Out, Alice Cooper, 1972 School’s out for summer and school districts all over the US are making plans for the fall. Our family is making plans too, and we won’t be...
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“The only ones that are having the problems: Guess who? The African Americans,” Sanders said. “You know why? In my opinion, they were slaves. And because of that, they didn’t have to go out and earn any money, they didn’t have to do anything. Whoever...
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Can we finally purge the Confederate battle flag, statues, monuments and names from places of honor? If an individual wants to fly that flag on their car, their home or wave it in public, that’s their right. People have a First Amendment right to confirm...
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One moment in time, but it was more than a moment. It was much, much longer than just a moment.  The world has been around for millions of years and a mere 243 American years, is just minutes, seconds even, in comparison. But for the blacks...
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Turns out (brace yourself), I was wrong. Rather than argue, I decided to concede. I apologized, said I had no idea I was using an unkind word, and replaced the word in the post on the spot.
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I know this will sound a little like a fairy tale, but I swear every word is true. Okay, so here is what happened. On Monday, March 16th, I found myself in the middle of the coronavirus. The TV told me that I should stay...
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But what of George Washington? His story has really struck me. A future president was not taught to say 'sorry.' Is this an apocryphal allegory? What of the many leaders of nations today who can't or won't say 'sorry.'  'Sorry' is not about fixing it. 'Sorry' is about drawing a line underneath it all and creating a better future, together.
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Some people see me as a rabble-rouser. Some people see me as someone who does not care about what other people think about me. Maxine Waters Well, folks, it appears I have arrived. Some lovely individual found an old column of mine (White women and...
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