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Sally McMillan is a mother, a grandmother, an activist and a writer. She's from Philadelphia, Iowa, and now Albuquerque. She has four children and 12 grandchildren. She is a graduate of Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia PA and has a M.A. in social ecology from Goddard College , Plainfield VT. She has written two books: "
Fondly Yours...An Ordinary Life," and a novel "The Crossroad at Bethany," as well as numerous commentaries, opeds, and newsletters.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Responsibility2Protect (3 comments)
Predictably, I'm against wars. Unpredictabley, I think President Obama has handled the Libya situation very well. We have a responsibility to protect.
Monday, February 21, 2011 U.S. Vetoes Settlement Resolution (5 comments)
This has been a political decision. The explanation of our veto is ridiculous. Leadership requires courage.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 The Tucson Tragedy (1 comments)
The Tucson tragedy has many implications for the U.S. There will be much discussion about the reasons for this massacre, but nothing will change, unless...
Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Missing Story - rejected by the Post (5 comments)
What is news? The arrest of Lindsay Lohan is news. The arrest of 10 Georgia football payers is news. The arrest of the trash can cat lady is news. The arrest of 131 veterans chained to the White House fence on December 16 in the snow is not news.
Monday, November 29, 2010 The President's Photographer
This is a daily record for history. But also an inside look at the White House. "Your friends are part of who you are."
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 They're here because we're there!
If we approve of U.S. policies, let's stop complaining. If not, let's be heard.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 The've Still Got It Wrong
AS Barney Frank said, "How many times do you need to be hit over the head before you realize you can't work with them?"
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Catholic Bishops Synod on Israel
A Vatican Synod of Catholic bishops from the Middle East said that Israel cannot make a biblical claim of a chosen people or a promised land.
Monday, October 25, 2010 Time to Vote? (19 comments)
Is our 2-party system working? When there's only right and center-right, some of us have no one to vote for.
Thursday, October 21, 2010 End Political Ads (3 comments)
Political ads are mmisleading and tiresome. It's where the money in elections is being spent. Let's end them.
Monday, September 27, 2010 It's the People, Stupid (6 comments)
People voted for change, not for bipartisanship.
Saturday, September 11, 2010 THOUGHTS ON 9/11
The deep feelings connected with 9/11 could only be expressed by me in poetry. The horror remains, but sadly the lesson I point out at the end has not been learned.
Thursday, May 27, 2010 KOREAN VIETNAM?
Candidate Obama said we need to change our mindset with regard to confrontation. Our response to the Korean confrontation shows that we haven't done this. Should we even get involved in this? Shadows of Vietnam.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 PERHAPS THE LEFT SHOULD JOIN THE TEA PARTY
The tea party is thought of as a right-wing movement. Can we transform the tea party into a party of the people?
Saturday, April 17, 2010 GETTING TO KNOW PRESIDENT OBAMA (12 comments)
We were inspired by his speeches, which gave us hope. But we weren't sure who he really was. We're finding out.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Can the World be Fixed?
Our world has many problems. Can they all be solved? Perhaps it is time to look at ourselves. Poetically put, no offense to naturalists, philosophers, and dreamers.
Thursday, March 4, 2010 President Obama Gets Tough, But Inaccurate (3 comments)
It's time to pass a healthcare plan that President Obama and the Democrats want. But is it the plan that Americans want?
Friday, February 26, 2010 Taking Too Long? Toyota? Congress?
Congress scheduled a hearing for Toyota. Who can schedule a hearing for Congress?
Saturday, February 13, 2010 Concert at the White House (2 comments)
It was a great concert in a lovely setting. But who was in the audience?
Sunday, January 31, 2010 Now - Meet With US
President Obama is open to Republican input, but it's time he was just as open to progressive input.
