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Influence

We are products of our environments, no doubt, but we bring our traits, our tendencies to such. The environment shapes each of us differently. My late father was born more than a hundred years ago. His broken home and rural … Continue reading

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Coroner Story: Black Heelocopters

Sometimes how you get the call is an important part of the story. Sometimes, it’s who calls you, sometimes it why they thought you needed to be called, sometimes it why you weren’t called. All these little nuances to being … Continue reading

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Bull Schmidt

I know Congressman Russ Fulcher well. And I appreciate he can say what he thinks should be said. But I feel free to call him out when he speaks, what my high school taunters called, “Bull Schmidt.” There has been … Continue reading

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Intentions

Do you want everybody to have health insurance? I am yelling this question into a sharp, dark westerly wind, in the middle of a long winters’ night. Questions like that know their own answers. I know it. But I want … Continue reading

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Coroner Story…..New Years

It was a weekend of being on call for the group. I started early Saturday morning in the hospital. I rounded on patients in the hospital then I needed to cover the Saturday clinic from 830 to 1:00 in the … Continue reading

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The Call

I was cutting dadoes down in my shop when I felt the vibration in my breast pocket. Unidentified number so I went back to the table saw. When I got another shot of the cooling morning coffee I looked again … Continue reading

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Communism, Not Libraries

It seems the Freedom Foundation warriors have library porn in their cross hairs. Who would oppose protecting children? The sweet little things. I just had a long afternoon with some difficult, not very sweet granddaughters. They were not at their … Continue reading

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Give Thanks

It was over six years ago I asked for a spot on this medium. The editor looked through my blog and said I could slip into the Thursday slot. He was aware of my political past. Maybe he thought I … Continue reading

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Moving

I have not been able to make this work here in WordPress, so I have moved my archive and new post to Substack. Here is the link. You may get an email from Substack about this too. Sorry for the … Continue reading

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How, Just How?

I don’t know if we all agree that folks with disabilities or low income should have access to health care services. I’d love to have that discussion. It seems that our nation thought this, and so the Medicaid program was … Continue reading

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