Our nation’s Constitution has several Amendments to ensure the enfranchisement of all sorts of subgroups. Congressman John Sarbanes has added his voice to the chorus of people who wish to enshrine everyone’s right to vote. The stated purpose of the For The People Act of 2021: To expand Americans’ access …
Thirteen months have passed since we in Washington fled our offices and shops, games and gathering places. The pandemic touched other places first, and sometimes worse. Everywhere, it seemed, fear was in the very air we breathed. Where would this mysterious illness pop up next, or more frighteningly, who would …
Here we are, a year into our pandemic new normal. And there my dear Mama is, a year of coronavirus-induced isolation in. Days checked off on the calendar in her pretty room at the adult family home. Maybe the one from The Nature Conservancy. Maybe the one from Alley Cat …
As vaccines ripple across the nation, leaving happily tearful Americans bobbing in their wake, all the talk is of After Days. People ask, “What do you want to do most (when you can)?” Sometimes, they frame question as “Where do you want to go first?” For many, the answers go …
There, now we have a month of good luck ahead of us. Or so I hear. Rabbit, rabbit. Some of you may have said that first thing this morning. And for those still slowly rising – get to it, it could bring you good luck all month long. Rachel Martin, …
