Our legislators listen to people they know, especially when those people are their own constituents, so let’s develop those relationships and write our way to a better 2017! Many of our members have been sending New Years cards to our legislators and it is not too late for you to send yours! This a great […]
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Is it luck or divine providence?
When I was in my 20’s I worked on the front lines of poverty at a place called Food and Shelter for Friends. In those trenches I built relationships with many people doing the best they could to navigate life and utterly failing to make ends meet. My biggest take away from my time in that […]
The things we can and cannot control
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the world today, I want to remind you that you are not alone. Some of you don’t need that reminder, because I already see you doing what you can to change things for the better! We can’t control everything that happens, but we can decide what we do with […]
What do we want, how will we get it?
Let me guess: You want great public schools, smooth and sturdy roads and bridges, fire and emergency protection, clean water, opportunities for more and better jobs, access to affordable high quality health care, in safe and collaborative communities – right? It isn’t actually a guess, it is more like cultural commonsense. We may differ on […]
