“I consider abortion to be a deeply personal and intimate issue for women and I don’t believe male legislators should even vote on the issue.” ~ Former Senator Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyoming) “Seventy-seven percent of anti-abortion leaders are men. 100% of them will never be pregnant.” ~ Pro-Choice Advertisement “Roe v. Wade and access … Continue reading THE WORKPLACE: BOOKS, GUNS AND CHOICE – PART THREE
“Yes, books are dangerous. They should be dangerous - they contain ideas.”~ Pete Hautman “Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.”~ Judy Blume In this short series, I'll take a look at three major threats to American life, and specifically the … Continue reading THE WORKPLACE: BOOKS, GUNS AND CHOICE – PART ONE
Photo from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Barbara Jordan - 1936-1996 "Earlier today, we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States: "We, the people." It's a very eloquent beginning. But when that document was completed on the seventeenth of September in 1787, I was not included in … Continue reading BARBARA JORDAN – A TIMELESS SHERO
"The most important office, and the one which all of us can and should fill, is that of private citizen." ~ Louis Brandeis You’ve got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That’s it; that's the way we move forward. ~ Michelle Obama If we don’t vote, we are ignoring history and giving away the future. ~ Pat … Continue reading TIME TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
by Jeanne Nelson “Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.” ~ Susan B. Anthony “Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country, and this world.” ~ Sharon Salzberg “The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” ~ Abraham Lincoln "Our lives begin to end the day we become … Continue reading A DEADLINE YOU MUST NOT MISS
Paragraph “And as I've said on this floor before, it's also hard to take seriously, Republicans’ passionate pleas for this body to defend the existence of an unborn fetus when they … Continue reading GUNS & ROE: THE HYPOCRISY & HORROR
"We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in. ~ Arianna Huffington "Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." ~ Albert Einstein “It's amazing how a little tomorrow … Continue reading SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART FIVE: THE WORLDWIDE WORKER WALKOUT FIRESTORM
"The dramatic plunge in positive assessments of the national economy as a result of the coronavirus outbreak is steeper than declines in economic ratings seen during the last two recessions." ~ Pew Research Center, April 21, 2020 "Letting the virus spread to your parents and grandparents to protect your 401k is not pro-life."~ Representative Liz … Continue reading SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART FOUR: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ~ Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher There is no doubt that America and the world have experienced an extraordinary two years. And we continue to battle the terrifying novel coronavirus --COVID-19 -- and its apparently even worse Delta variant, as well as the newest threat, … Continue reading SERIES ~ PANDEMIC LESSONS LEARNED – PART ONE: VACCINES, TESTING & TREATMENTS
"In the first 100 days of the war, President George W. Bush increased homeland security and built a worldwide coalition that...began to destroy al-Qaeda's grip on Afghanistan by driving the Taliban from power...helped the innocent people of Afghanistan recover from the Taliban's reign of terror...helped Afghans put aside long-standing differences to form a new interim … Continue reading THEY ARE OUR SISTERS
Jeanne Nelson 