Reflections about tonight's event with Jackie Speier
This is my first diary ever.... So please be nice to me! I don’t enjoy writing at all, so that’s why I haven’t written any diaries before now. However, tonight I went to an event featuring my local...
View ArticleHealth Care Reform and My Mother
This is only my second diary.Recently I had a very encouraging conversation with my mother about health care reform. First a little bit of background.... my mother has been a Republican all her life,...
View ArticleSpeier: HCR Bill would result in a "Race to the Bottom"
I saw this in a Washington Post article yesterday and haven't seen any dairies on it yet. I was encouraged by this news.31 members of congress, led by Jackie Speier, wrote a letter to Nancy Pelosi and...
View ArticleI dreamed I was a member of a union
I had this amazing dream last night. I dreamed that I was in a union. We were having a union meeting and everyone was celebrating because we had just negotiated an increase in our salaries. In my...
View ArticleI have a friend who will be a new voter soon.
My friend is an immigrant to this nation. If everything goes well, she is about to become a US citizen in a month, and so by the time of the election she will be eligible to vote here for the first...
View ArticleFinding my voice
Trigger warning — This diary contains details that may be troubling for anyone who has experienced sexual assault.I have so much trouble putting my thoughts into words. This election has been...
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