Grounding in Trump Time

Trump year 1

Since those first shocking days after the November 2016 presidential election, I’ve grounded myself by becoming, ironically, more radical and more alert to injustice. We’re now living in what I’ve taken to calling “Trump Time” -- a bizarre image of regular time wherein we’re all on alert for abuse. It ...
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I Can’t Just Sit and Complain

Trump year 1

After my husband died last spring I opened his last credit card bill and discovered how much more than usual he was giving to candidates, and causes, in the wake of the election. That memory is one of many things that keeps me going as I grieve and carry on. ...
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Becoming a Candidate Too Soon

Trump year 1

I ran for office two years too soon. When I was in high school, my fantasy was to be a U.S. Senator. I became a historian instead and got involved in local politics in Indiana, where we moved in 1999. Indiana went blue in 2008, and despite the rise of the ...
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Just Showing Up

Trump year 1

Watching Trump win the Presidency last November, I was afraid. I posted a note on our neighborhood website in Hillsborough, NC where my husband and I had been living for just six months: "Anyone want to have coffee and talk? It doesn't matter what you look like, believe, or for ...
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