A few of us got together this week at a local café. The poor baristas hardly knew what hit their tidy little shop. Who could possibly be making all that racket, with crossfire conversations and laughter that might have set off the seismograph at the local library? Let’s see: one ex-rep, spending her summer onContinue reading “In praise of opinionated friends”
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Making good news, close to home
I’ve headed to the State House a few times during this legislative session, since things like assisted suicide and medical conscience rights are up for debate. Urgent national news presses in from all sides as well. It’s almost enough to pull me back to where I was in my lobbying days, certain that politics wasContinue reading “Making good news, close to home”
Down-ballot races are the best reason to vote in November
The presidential race is not what will have me running to the polls on November 5. Neither presidential candidate has earned my vote. On the other hand, the lower-tier races will have a much greater impact on life-issue policies. I make the case for down-ballot races in my latest Substack post, on the newsletter IContinue reading “Down-ballot races are the best reason to vote in November”
Ellen Kolb 