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Most of us heard these adages as children: “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me.” And “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything.” We knew that words could be powerful and hurtful. And our parents and grandparents taught us to be mindful of what we said.

President Bill Clinton said, “There is nothing wrong with America that can’t be fixed by what’s right with America.” I thought about that for a while.

What better way to celebrate Independence Day than to rally for our freedom! Join Indivisible Gold Beach in its continued fight for our democracy and freedom. Bring a sign (or borrow one from the sign "library") and show our town where you stand! This is also a great time to display our flag -- we will have some available, but bring one if you have it. It's time to remind Gold Beach that our flag belongs to the real patriots who are fighting for our constitution and human r

“Why is Dad so closed-minded? He won’t discuss or listen to reason about anything, especially his political choices!” Have you ever said or thought something like that about a relative or friend? I know I have. An article caught my eye last week. I read it, then sat back and wondered if the author was talking to me (or maybe about me?)

Your weekly to-dos URGENT: Call your Republican representative NOW and tell them to vote against billions more for ICE and Border Patrol. In the early hours of the morning on Friday, Republican senators (with the exception of Lisa Murkowski) passed Trump’s reconciliation bill, handing ICE and Border Patrol $70 billion to fund their kidnappings, concentration camps, and family separations. The House is expected to vote on the bill in the next 24 hours so if you have a Republic

Trump is bored. He doesn’t have enough of anything: money, real estate, power, countries to control. He is even bored of peace. Just last week he told CNBC reporter E. Javers he didn’t “care if (Iranian diplomacy) talks are over, honestly.” They were “starting to get very boring”. Our power hungry, imperialist president first wanted Canada. Then Greenland, Venezuela, Iran and soon Cuba. And he’ll take them by force, if necessary, he says

stumbled across a headline a couple of weeks back that caught my attention. It was about William McKinley, the 25th President serving from 1897 to 1901. The article talked about his affinity for tariffs and specifically how he used them to coerce Canada into becoming part of the U.S. That mirrors what our current president has tried, right? I looked a little deeper into McKinley and found some interesting parallels to today.

DATE: Every Saturday (except when superseded by a special event or holiday or when heavy rain or dangerous weather is predicted.) TIME: 12 pm to 1 pm PLACE: In front of the Curry County Courthouse, corner of Hwy 101 and Moore Street

I’m a person who usually has lots of energy, but I’m always tired lately. I’m also a worrywart, which I know can contribute to chronic fatigue. I know I should stop worrying but with so much to be bothered by how do I stop?

Are you as stressed as I am with the bombardment of horrible, disgusting and gut wrenching “headlines”? This stuff is worse than the most horrifying story I’ve ever read. A war of choice that may last years; threatened murders of possibly millions of civilians with the annihilation of their entire country; committing war crimes without consequences; detention of our law abiding residents; decimating our healthcare system; cutting social service programs; slashing entitlements

The president signed an Executive Order (EO) last Tuesday that will establish a National List of Citizens that his Department of Justice (DOJ) will use to determine if you and I are eligible to vote…or NOT. The first thing I thought of when I read this was the 1939 Nazi compiled Deutsche Volksliste (German People’s List), and you too might recall from history what that was ultimately used for.

First, I want to say I really do want to stop picking on the guy in the White House, but his daily antics test my restraint. Last week, he voted by mail in FL. for a special election. My head swiveled when I read that. So, I fact checked it, and yeah….the hypocrite really did vote by mail. (PBS, NBC,NPR,NYT) Sorry. I had to point it out.

It seems to me America has changed from a Democracy to an Oligarchy or “rule by the few”, where policies are designed to protect the interests of an elite, wealthy group rather than the majority. They now run our country without oversight. The cabinet officials in the current administration number fifteen. Of those twelve are reported billionaires with the remaining three being multi-millionaires. And of course, the leader of this “pack” says he’s a multi-billionaire, which r

I am typically a “glass half full” kind of person, but this week I am struggling to stay optimistic in the light of daily, tragic news.

If ever Our America needed leaders who are clear thinkers and communicators, it is now. As I write this it is day 6 of Operation Epic Fury, a WAR by the choice of one man, not necessity; a WAR where we struck first without distinct provocation or imminent threat; a deadly WAR (6 Americans and over 1200 Iranians killed so far); a WAR with “no clear objective” per V.P. Vance.

As a parent and grandparent who always stresses truth to them, I’ve been upset about constant lies, half-truths, and obviously distorted facts from politicians….most of them, it sadly seems. After watching the State of The Union Address and listening to the champion of liars, I decided to do a dive into habitual/pathological liars and what makes them tick. Here’s some of what I found… with some definitions:

In this era of an “anything goes” mentality – do anything and say anything you want – I’m thinking it’s time for we “normal folks” (the folks President Obama spoke of last week) to role model good behavior and call-out bad behavior at every turn….taking action that is reminiscent of tough parenting.

They say the Minneapolis “Metro Surge”, the ICE immigrant purge, is over. Well maybe, but some sources say the ICE agents are moving to another city. Maybe they just can’t take the unrelenting heat of irate, righteous Minneapolis citizens.

We, the people, have had enough. We are angry and anxious about the unrelenting barrage of crazy, threatening, intimidating messages from the authoritarian person who calls himself president. This is not the first time we’ve had enough.