Yesterday, I had a comment from a friend on a post I had shared that suggested we should all just get along and stop "fanning the flames" with political comments and posts. I've seen quite a few comments like this in social media, as well as in conversations I've had. I attempted to state how I feel this administration is different from previous ones, but I didn't make much headway. Let me try to address this issue here. I've been voting for around fifty years and was interes

I usually begin with a story. Not this time. See, I've never had any contact with the IRS so I don't have a pertinent story. At least not now, although I'm sure I'll be audited after I write this. Now that we're in tax season, the IRS is in the news more, not to mention all of those commercials promising to help citizens whom have been targeted for not paying their taxes. In my book, Defining America , there is a chapter entitled "punching bags". It's a list of easy targets t

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