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”
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Re-collection
Reblogged from Granite State Walker I walk for fun, to explore, to more-or-less exercise. I also walk to keep my head on straight. I wouldn’t have gotten through today without a couple of miles outside. I’m a political critter, you see. I’ve been a campaign staffer, an activist, a blogger from the State House, toContinue reading “Re-collection”
Merton on activism and “the real hope”
I’m indebted to Frank Weathers at Patheos for bringing Thomas Merton’s Letter to a Young Activist to my attention. The Patheos post came just after the 2012 election, after I had been a staff member on a statewide political campaign that fell short. Merton’s words were just what I needed to hear and ponder. IContinue reading “Merton on activism and “the real hope””
Ellen Kolb 