Let us give police clear and unambiguous guidelines while relieving them of tasks that we should assign to ourselves and our social institutions.
Author Archives: Carole J. Garrison
Two Tricky by Half
I can only hope that Trump too has a reckoning.
My Whole Soul Is in It
I watched the inauguration of Joseph Biden on C-Span to avoid the comments of the spin masters and talking heads. I thrilled to the quotes of Abraham Lincoln, Biden’s own soundbite, “Let us end this uncivil war,” and the beautiful poetry of Amanda Gorman, Youth Poet Laureate. Then I heard a guest on Fox News,Continue reading “My Whole Soul Is in It”
Life Did Not Imitate Fiction
A man who thinks it is perfectly acceptable to grab a woman’s pubic hairs is capable of anything.
Why Using Gender as a Defining Criterion for Goodness is Just Wrong.
What further proof does one need to know that gender does not define us? Only our humanity does.
Feeding the Beast: Or Why I Turned Off the News in 2019
Give us back news worthy of our attention.
Musings of a school board member in the time of COVID-19
Perhaps if we can unify with the community around this issue, we can come together as a loving, kind, and tolerant community.
Hiatus or False Security
I have been enjoying listening to the news once more without the constant chatter about our disreputable past president, but recent news articles about GOP leaders cozying up to Trump make me wonder if this is a lull in Trump coverage or a masking of worrisome behavior that has gone dark and secret. It isContinue reading “Hiatus or False Security”
Once Upon a Time Darkly
How can we take the advice of Proverbs 15:12 if even the wise among us don’t know from whom to take advice?
Sweeping Leaves
Just like this society, we are stronger together.
