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The Subtle Danger of QAnon

According to QAnon, I should have been kidnapped and held against my will while rich and powerful people trafficked me and abused me sexually. But that’s not the way it happened. From the age of ten to almost eighteen I … Continue reading

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Decade

As 2019 comes to an end, it seems like a good time to look back at the last decade. While mathematically, the new decade doesn’t start until next January, it is the start of the 2020s and many, if not … Continue reading

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One Weekend

One of the things I regularly do is look at news online. This morning I saw that a man had been shot and killed in a hotel parking lot in my city of Madison, Wisconsin. It doesn’t happen often here, … Continue reading

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Of Course

Last Friday afternoon Judge Barbara Crabb handed down a ruling that Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, opening the door for same-sex couples to start marrying in my home state of Wisconsin. Within a short time couples were gathering … Continue reading

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272 Words (in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address)

For two hundred years and a quarter and more, this land of the free and home of the brave has strived to create a world where all men and women are truly created equal. This nation has always been engaged … Continue reading

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A Dream Fulfilled

At the start of Election Day, 2012 there were six states and the District of Columbia that allowed same-sex marriage, and all of those were the result of legislative action or a court decision.  Now there appear to be nine states that … Continue reading

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