December 14, 2017 – If anything, recent political history has made us aware that we all live in our own little bubbles, complete with our own belief systems and cultures. It explains the shock many have felt when others protest or vote against our beliefs, our values. We simply must learn to accept that we […]
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Michele Spencer: The Only Way Forward
November 13, 2017 – I am 72. As a young woman, events of sexual misconduct toward women were not uncommon and even tolerated unless criminal, particularly in the workplace where males were generally in power. There was little recourse. To my mind then much of it was simply another expression of male entitlement that was […]
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Op-Ed | Michele Spencer: How secure will our future be?
March 27, 2017 – I recently had a gathering with a dozen retired friends and each one voiced concern about their future. I found this interesting, given all of us had productive careers and had worked most of our lives. Given recent news, they fear they are going to lose not just The Affordable Care […]
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A Summary Of The Democratic Party February 1st Tuesday Educational Forum
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. February 11, 2017 – Our speaker, ERIC BAUMAN, started his talk as follows: “Democrats are so morally correct but outside California we control nothing. Between 2008 and 2016 we lost 1000 legislative seats and now the Presidency. Why is California different? Organization and commitment. We have to be a model.” he said. […]
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Michele Spencer: Throw the bums out
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 31, 2016 – Everybody is fed up with corruption and our dysfunctional, gridlocked Congress but hopefully not with democracy. It’s time to vote and throw the bums out. Congress is controlled by Republicans who are controlled by the Tea Party, which doesn’t believe in government and is happy to block legislation […]