It’s almost October. Young people are back in school, we’re looking for cooler temperatures, and certain activities are taking a lot of our attention. Football and soccer are weekend rituals even as baseball turns to its finals in the World Series; homecomings and homework require planning and foresight; holidays are “around the corner” at least in [...]
This last week has been one of celebration and rememberance. Thursday, August 26th, was the actual anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution. It was the 19th amendment that provided the legal springboard for women to vote through out the United States. It only took 70 years to win the [...]
As we’ve moved away from the June election date I have found myself busy with different opportunities. Along with over 20 other persons we have established the National Women’s Political Caucus of the Inland Emprite. This is an organization that is focused on helping women gain positions in government through election and appointment. It is [...]
As we’ve passed the middle point of summer and have mostly recovered from the campaigning of the spring my thoughts have turned to the November elections, my future plans, and my family. My family gave up a lot for me to run my campaign. They adjusted schedules, filled in on commitments, gave up certain savings, [...]
What better time than this holiday weekend to review and renew our involvement in our neighborhoods, cities, counties, states, and country. For too long we’ve let too few control how our lives will be guided. Government is only as effective and as appropriate as the voters and involved citizens want it to be. It is [...]
While I campaigned I heard a lot of different commentaries related to government. Many of them you’ve heard before — Noone listens to us; Why vote it doesn’t matter anyway?; What difference will it make? — to cite a few. It is a sad commentary on our communication and education system. Where does the apathy [...]
This is the last big push time — less than 6 weeks to election day, less if you consider the enormous growth of Vote By Mail which opens on May 10. Our campaign is sitting pretty well. We need to work hard to get the signs out and meet the voters. We are also at [...]
The events of this weekend — the Chilean earthquake, tsunamis in the Pacific, and the Winter Olympics, have given us all several examples on different levels of what it means to be a real leader. The no-nonsense approach to the tsunami threats in Hawaii were a prime example of calm and coordination within local government. [...]
The Board of Supervisors stated some telling facts today that I would like to adopt. I paraphrase and hope I don’t lose their meaning. They pointed out that now was a time to cooperate between departments not a time to look only after your own process. The Supes called for Initiative and Leadership to go [...]
January 27, 2010. Did you have a chance to read the front page of the Press-Enterprise this morning? Doom and gloom, pain and agony, layoffs and budget cuts. Is our government being EFFECTIVE? Is there another way to approach government and budgeting? I think there is. I think it will require a more global perspective and [...]