politics


If You Had Asked Me – A Retrospective

A YEAR AGO last month, I was celebrating the loss of 30 unwanted pounds and embarking on a bicycle tour of the Coeur d’Alene trail in Idaho. My heart was filled with gratitude, the world was wide open, and anything — truly, anything! — seemed possible. During the tour, my […]


What it Means to Hope 1

I just finished watching the inauguration of our 44th president — Barack Obama — and I am more moved than I have ever been related to a political event. The man seems such a great man to me — strong, full of integrity, determined, realistic, and humble. He seems to […]