Category: government

  • Commuting Commemoration

    Looking back on my years of commuting, it provided plenty of memories, some wonderful, some amusing, and some downright awful. Before time and age have their way with my memory, I thought I should capture some of those memories lest I never forget.

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  • timeless words

    This past week marked the 45th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s “A Time For Choosing” speech, given for Goldwater’s campaign in ’64.  In listening to the speech again, I was struck by how timeless his words are.  While the world is a much different place now, and the political players are different both within our country…

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  • Inauguration Day

    I’d like to attend an Inauguration someday.  From a practical standpoint, however, I never seriously considered this year’s ceremony.  For months the local authorities have been giving dire warnings about traffic, large masses of humanity, and far too few port-a-potties for our young family to be able to go. Not only were they closing two…

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