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Category Archives: Women’s Issues

DURING COVID19 EDUCATION IS ROCKET SCIENCE

August 2, 2020by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

In his usual infinite wisdom, our president says that all children should go back to school in August, which is when most schools open now rather than in the “fall”.  […]

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COVID 19, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, U.S. History, Women's Issues

We are made in the image of God, and then there is John Lewis.

July 18, 2020by Sherie Labedis 2 Comments

In 1965 I thought “this cannot happen in MY country” when I watched the coverage of Bloody Sunday including the beating of John Lewis. Obviously, I was wrong because such […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History, Voting Rights, Women's Issues

How Pompeo’s focus on religion could recast US rights policy

July 16, 2020by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

Secretary of State Pompeo puts religious freedom above all the other “freedoms” we have as citizens.  “The conservative Republican and evangelical Christian has pushed to shift the United States away […]

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Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, U.S. History, Women's Issues

Events and Ways to Get Involved in Making a Difference

June 15, 2020by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

  Did you miss the first March on Washington?  Here is your opportunity to  experience the Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington from your own livingroom. On […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, U.S. History, Voting Rights, Women's Issues

Incarceration and the Coronavirus

March 28, 2020by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

We all have experiences with the Coronavirus by whatever name it is called.  These are some of mine.  I don’t guarantee all the “facts” are correct.  I try to do […]

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Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, U.S. History, Women's Issues

The Roots of the American Crisis

November 20, 2019by Sherie Labedis 1 Comment

Losing the Democratic Habit YoniAppelbaum It is easy to think that Trump is the cause of all of our problems regardless of whether you agree with him or not.  In […]

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Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, U.S. History, Voting Rights, Women's Issues

Ft. Sill Internment Summer Camp for Kids

June 17, 2019by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

  In THE WEEK Magazine, June 21, 2019 under the U.S. at a glance I found this:  “The Trump administration plans to move up to 1,400 migrant children in its […]

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Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, Women's Issues

An Issue Both Parties SHOULD have solutions to.

June 7, 2019by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

Please read  “An emergency in rural America” by Eli Saslow.  Rural America is screaming for medical care.  Every presidential candidate should hear those screams and respond to them with programs […]

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Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, Women's Issues

Boring but important from The Week, May 25, 2018

May 21, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

White House blocks chemical pollution Study.  The White House and Environmental Protection Agency squelched a federal water pollution study after a Trump aide warned that its publication would be a […]

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Life in these United States, Women's Issues

Guest Posting: ‘There might be someone one day who just needs to hear your story’: Why Recovering Addicts Say It’s Best to be Open About Recovery

February 5, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

Addiction, much like depression, is a very serious mental health issue — in fact, the conditions often coincide with one another. And as with depression, addiction has a brutal way […]

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Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, Women's Issues

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