Today's Opinions

In a world seemingly awash in political strife, there’s a drip, drip, drip of condescension and negativity that threatens to erode all of our civil rights.

Of course, the forum front and center in my concern is none other than Facebook, where it’s easier than ever to verbally abuse someone who is different from ourselves or who holds differing beliefs. 

Regardless of how you voted last November it’s impossible to deny our country is changing right before our eyes. It’s not an overstatement to say that the new administration will not only re-ignite the women’s movement, but galvanize our populous to seriously take a look at civil rights, human rights and religious tolerance.

I’m motivated on a dozen levels after attending the Women’s March in DC.  

Beth and I didn’t have to go looking for the latest stray we took in, a contrast to our combination hound/terrier, whom we adopted from the Humane Society. She just suspiciously showed up one evening.