Photo by Leo Visions ~ Op-Ed ~ A quiet neighborhood- a dog barks in the distance. A mild breeze soothes the day’s anxieties. Dusk approaches, and with it, the looming curfew. The phone rings—a family member or friend checking in, ensuring you’re safe. This is the new normal: safety checks,Continue Reading
Opinion Editorial Since 2016, warning sirens have been sounding out about the existential threat to democracy in our beloved America. Until now, it seems it has fallen on deaf ears. Well, here we are. The mobsters have taken over the United States. Are we happy? Are we cheering this newContinue Reading
Acts of kindness. Simple phrase, yes? Putting it mildly, I sometimes wonder if the meaning, not the words, ever occurs to many in our present contemporary life. You know, as an inherent human consciousness that we know we all possess. It’s called, Empathy, Love and Morality. Those things seem toContinue Reading
So, here we are in this great US of A in the year 2020 STILL fighting for civil and human rights — endowed to every citizen as stated by the U.S. Constitution. How does that happen in a country born on the premise of freedom and the pursuit of happinessContinue Reading
Who are you to cast less-than upon me — someone you do not know? Who are you to decide my fate — in a moment’s thought? What right do you have — to violate my life? What credence do you follow — that exempts you from the scourge you project?Continue Reading