Our country is at a critical juncture in its history. We have elected a president whose platform as a candidate was to disrupt politics as usual. Agree with him or not, he certainly is doing it! It seems, though, that criticism and support of him has devolved into name calling, anger, and general lack of decorum. That is not helping. I think we all need to take a look at what we want for our lives, and therefore for our society in general. We need to think of each other as human beings first, and treat everyone kindly and with respect. It does no good to stick one's head in the sand and say, "Well, if the {insert political party} says it, it must be true." If you truly have a conscience, you will know this is not effective. So let's start out by talking about the media. I have media experience, and I will confirm that it's impossible to keep bias out of news reporting. Even back in the day when the newspaper was king, the editorial bias was apparent just by th
I am a member of a Labor Union. I have been on strike. I have also crossed a picket line. I have been a Republican. I have been a Democrat. Common sense has put me squarely in the middle!