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As reported by Reuters over the weekend… “The local Republican Party headquarters in Orange County, North Carolina, was struck overnight with a flammable material thrown through a front window of the building, local authorities said in a statement on Sunday. Someone also spray-painted graffiti including a swastika and the
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One of the things I don't believe we're all that good at doing is speaking the language of another. I'm not quite sure what it is, what the reason is. Is it pride? Is it arrogance? ... unwillingness? I don't know. But for
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Here’s one thing I love that perhaps others can't always see… We share a post. We invite conversation, dialogue, even disagreement — valuing how we can be sharpened by differing opinion, respectfully stated. And then on Tuesday, for example, over 2,000 people read our post… wow... thank
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Let's cut out the crud. Let's remove for a moment all expression of passion and perspective that sometimes impedes respectful dialogue and communication. Please hear me... I am not in any way denying the validity of your passion or perspective. I'm not denying mine
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When the latest crude comments relevant to the 2016 Presidential campaigns arose on Friday, my heart sank; I detest disrespect to anyone. As I watched the media and social media response — and all the justifications for "no more civility necessary, dam*&$%^!!" — my heart sank even more. It&
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There’s a debate going on; perhaps you’ve noticed. There’s actually more than one… there’s the debate over who should be President, the debate whether each/either has the necessary integrity, and then there are the actual, formal debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Due to
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First, from Dictionary.com: redemption [ri-demp-shuh n] noun 1. an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed. 2. deliverance; rescue. 3. Theology. deliverance from sin; salvation. 4. atonement for guilt. Then from other, more blog-oriented, subjective sites: … “the
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Sometimes a day interrupts the “normal.” It interrupts the “normal” so much, it shocks us back into remembering what’s most important. I imagine that’s what it was like the day JFK died. I wasn’t born yet, but I know the news spread quickly, as the sitting American
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It’s finally over. (And if you were hoping the election came early so all the memes, rants, and rotten rhetoric were over, my sincerest apologies. We unfortunately have 40 more days of this.) Uh, nope. It’s “Brangelina.” Perhaps you heard; it’s over. The marriage of Hollywood superstars
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The following are realtime observations from last night’s debate from only a semi-humble, current events observer (sarcasm heartily included). Note that there was zero watching of pundits or reading of polls prior to posting… Hmmm… I wonder if it will be more style than substance or substance than
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Tomorrow night is the first debate between the presidential candidates of America’s two most prominent parties. The Libertarian and Green Party candidates will not be included. Hillary Clinton will try to convince us she is honest. Donald Trump will try to convince us he is presidential. Let me humbly
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As we witness continued incredulous events in the news — as it too often seems as if only the names and faces change — I’m struck by a bold assertion… People keep telling me how I feel. And, if I don’t feel that way, they proceed to tell me how