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No Kings anywhere

Letters to the Editor

Today, October 17th, there are thousands of rallies and marches taking place across our nation declaring we are a country of No Kings and that we want to remain a country with No Kings. The rallies and marches today will focus on voting; urging our citizens to exercise this right in the upcoming mid-term elections. Specifically No Kings is about the wealthy, and the power they claim, when they use their wealth to influence elections and even outright purchase the outcomes they want. Elections are supposed to be for the people, by the people. “We the people” means all of us, not just ...

Who do the political parties work for?

Editorials and columns

We are less than three weeks away from the 2026 election. Are you ready? Some folks have already begun to vote via mail-in ballots, or early in-person voting. The key question isn’t how you will vote, but if you will vote? In our form of Government, some call a democracy, others call it a ...

What happened to initiative?

Editorials and columns

Two years after voters tossed Democrats from power in Washington, polls show they are ready to switch sides again. Does it make sense to welcome back a party and its ideas that were so recently rejected? The reason so many voters are frustrated by both parties is that they have been putting ...

A Culture of Death

Editorials and columns

"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." -- Voltaire (1694-1778) A government that claims the authority to kill persons after they have been subdued, disarmed, tried, convicted and confined in prison has ...

My kingdom for another golf course!

Editorials and columns

Something told me to get me over to East Potomac Park before Donald Trump destroyed it. Sure enough, I did, on a rainy Sunday morning, for a rally to protect the waterfront parkland from his axe. On the next weekend, he cut down 430 trees -- for a fancy golf course, of course. He sneakily ...

My closet Is full of potential

Editorials and columns

When my husband and I began cleaning out our closets and storage areas, I understood that simplifying our space would be more challenging than it appeared. I learned this a couple of years ago, when the task of emptying my parents' home loomed over me. My parents weren't hoarders by any ...