Learn about the issues and choose to vote wisely

By Nellie Curtiss … Our voter ballots are in our mailboxes or on their way there.  It’s an important midterm vote for all of us. As you ready yourself for this responsibility, I hope you’ll consider the wisdom from voters who came before us. “Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another,Continue reading Learn about the issues and choose to vote wisely

Support Ukraine, freedom, democracy

by Nellie Curtiss … On Wednesday this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked people everywhere, “Come with Ukrainian symbols to support Ukraine, support freedom, support life. Come to your squares, your streets. Make yourselves visible and heard.” In the 45 second YouTube video, he called for people around the world to turn out in squares,Continue reading “Support Ukraine, freedom, democracy”

It’s a new dawn, new day

By Nellie Curtiss …  On Wednesday evening, John Legend sang Nina Simone’s 1965 hit Feelin’ Good. He belted out at the grand piano under the Lincoln Memorial, “It’s a new dawn/ It’s a new day/ It’s a new life for me/ and I’m feelin’ good.”  These lyrics embody the relief that inauguration committee and performers felt asContinue reading “It’s a new dawn, new day”