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How I see it: Voting is a blessing and responsibility

As we approach the coming election of the president of our nation, I am reminded that the supreme right of suffrage is a benefit and responsibility that all adult Americans have the opportunity to share . When I first voted I knew that I had been part of something much bigger than myself. I had made an impact by participating in the process.  In 1992, almost 20% of the voters chose a third candidate for president (almost 1 out of every 5!) and it made a difference, and severely influenced the course of our nation. In tandem with the right to vote is the responsibility to be correctly informed. Whenever possible, use first hand resources to become informed about any issue in which you have interest. When first-hand sources are not available, find sources as close to the information as possible. The internet, in all of its glory, provides first-hand access to such diverse information as legislation and the latest stand-up routine by your favorite comic. Presumably, anyone reading t
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How I see it: A Culture of Disposable People (written 1996)

  As we come eye-ball to eye-ball with the 21st Century, we face many new challenges and problems. Our nation has witnessed: increased drug and alcohol use by children (anyone under the age of majority); abortion as a growth industry (and complaints by rabid "femists" [sic] when it's not); the whole "death with dignity" "assisted suicide" movement (Suffering, depression, illness, loneliness, old age, whatever.); easy divorce destroying our homes; transient relationships with "friends"; the "cocooning" of our society; corporations downsizing their workforces in a vain attempt to increase productivity while reducing costs. These are all symptoms of one central problem that we have developed in our nation over the past 30 years - disposable people. Yes, my friends, if people are too inconvenient, we can now just throw them away . I believe that the era of disposable people is even infecting the work-place, as seen in the advent of
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