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The Republicans all voted against a domestic terrorism act?! — I’m dreaming, right? Please tell me I’m dreaming and that I haven’t died and gone to hell. Because that’s what it’s starting to feel like. As near as I can see, the only governing US Republicans want to do is none! And they actually believe the only people that should…

Really. It. Doesn’t. — There are a lot of high emotions and serious, deadly actions out and about on this planet right now; climate change, Indigenous reconciliation, the COVID pandemic, Russia’s war on Ukraine, Republicans in the US trying to undo all the civil rights legislation passed since 1860 and on and on. The…

Do You Use Transit? Here’s what you’re exposed to. — The Story Once upon a time, people lived in rural settings; farms, forests, mountains, seashores, islands, rivers, vast open plains, and other similar low-population-density places. And that’s the way it was for many thousands of years. But then they began to come together and form areas of gathering and living together. And…

Especially when they serve as bait for a tasty treat! — Usually, when I see ants, they are scurrying around my picnic table or beach blanket looking for crumbs or trying to steal some of my food. Or those big carpenter ants that are busily eating the wood that supports my deck and house. I remember the time when I was…

I love Maggie Sullivan mysteries and here’s why. — Do you like curling up with a good mystery? Do you like to follow detectives just starting out in their career? In the mid-20th century? With all the cards stacked against them? M. Ruth Myers has invented just such a character and her name is Maggie Sullivan. At the beginning…