Mr. Blumenauer, In February of 2007, I wrote your office stating that, now that the Democrats had the majority in the United States Congress, it was time for him to join with the rest of the Democrats in impeaching George W...
Let us not get cute. We all know what word I am talking about. We all know that we had better not say the word unless one happens to be Black, then one can use it. That is kind of weird to me, but so be it. I just heard...
When talking about pre-Civil War anti-slavery actions both Nat Turner and John Brown come up. In some ways, even though they never met, were from different time frames, were from totally different situations, and have different...
please be aware that tongue is inserted deeply in my cheek We are becoming more aware every day that the Russian government was actively involved in manipulating the 2016 election, specifically to garner support for Donald Trump...
Before the 2016 election I never was so focused on politics on a daily basis. I was involved, I was interested, I was opinionated, but I was not worried about the country on a daily basis. This all changed when enough people in...
If you take the Bible in its entirety, I truly believe that you cannot go wrong. Even if you were not a Christian (or Jew for the Old Testament) the morality that is taught in the Bible could give you a decent way of life to...
Dear Bicyclist, Despite your accusations to the contrary, I am fully aware of you when you are on the road “sharing the road”. I have talked to other automobile drivers and they share my feelings about this. We...
Although I do not want this to be solely a place for political ranting, it seems at times it has become just that. In part it is because of my surprise with the situation that we are in at the moment. What Donald Trump is is...
Some time ago there was a report of a woman dying of Lung Cancer. During the reporting of the horrible event the reporter stated that the poor woman had never been a smoker. This led to speculation by several people as to...
I am a relatively generous tipper even though I absolutely hate tipping. Not because of the cost but as a concept. We have a whole class of people who’s income is largely dictated by the whim of the customer instead of...