November 6th is Election Day! The campaigning and hoopla will be over. Hooray! Or will it?
Sometimes it seems to me we have endless campaigning. That's always been a pet peeve of mine.
I wonder who is running the office while the candidates are out telling us what they don't think we know. At any rate, are you prepared for the big event?
Who’s who? What they're running for and more important? What do they plan to do while in office — do we really know? It seems to me that there should be a time and financial limit on campaigning.
They say it is important to vote. It doesn't matter how you vote but vote. To me, that is a little debatable.
You may have a license to drive but if you don't know how or where you are going, what value is there? I am not a betting person, but I would bet that there is a good share of people who leave the polling place and have already forgotten who they voted for and what they were running for, just like shooting a gun and not seeing what you are aiming at.
Speaking of voting, when you vote, pause, look at the name and substitute the names of your children because that is really who you'll be voting for. Our children need good role models and great leadership.
They have a right to freedom and equal status as male or female. In a sense, you are signing the declaration of intelligence. Pretty serious stuff, if you ask me.
It doesn't matter your color, gender, how rich or poor, and I guess I could go on. We need people in office who will cooperate with each other instead of working spitefully.
We need people who will value this country more than riches. How much money can you really spend?
I've never heard of financial institutions in heaven. Will a limousine really get you there any better than a Ford or a Chevrolet? Do you sleep any better in a posture perfect feather bed, knowing there are those who have no bed at all?
Don't get me wrong, it is good to get ahead, and some people are habitually poor or disadvantaged through some faults of their own. Then, there are those who don't need to work because they are smart enough to have others work for them. And then, there are the people who through no fault of their own just can't make it.
We blame China (and other countries) for taking away our jobs. True, but no one said you had to buy foreign goods.
We as a nation have always worked for a better life for our children. It doesn't mean more of it — it means teaching them to be good people who know how to work and manage their lives.
I love to see "Made in the USA" on the things I buy. When I find labels from other countries I feel cheated, even if the quality of the goods may be comparable to ours. Are we able to let our feelings be known in a way that is supportive?
Illegal immigration is against the law and unfair. Am I wrong when I say there is manufacturing available across the border for their people? If not, why?
Who in their right mind would vote for a president that would devalue women and take away our freedom and right to education? Yes, I know there are some idiots!
I just got an e-mail about how the Catholic church had been the first of all the churches to do any number of good things for humanity, medicine, education, etc. A lot of our churches followed suit. Where would we be without our churches?
Churches used to overflow with parishioners on Sunday and now the churches say they have small attendance, not like it used to be. We need to fill our churches and change the way of thinking of our people, to be honest, to love and not hate and destroy.
We need to learn from the past when the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression of the 1930's forced people to be more practical and creative in their lifestyle. They worked hard, sacrificed some luxuries and though it was a tough life, it was a good life and through cooperation they worked their way out of a financial hole. We can do it too!
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Birthdays and Anniversaries:
• Thursday, October 18th: Gordon Jensen, Carrie Nolan Allen, Deloris Nelson, Andreas Quinn Vu, Stan & Cindy Nelson, Randy & Cindy Horan, Tait & Jennifer Ingvaldson, Carol & Larry Cox.
• Friday, October 19th: Robert William Pulley, Jody Johnson, Katie Ann Carlson, Jan Klocek Louks, Roger Larson, Jeanene Reese, Kristi Nelson, Everett Thompson, Barbara Olson, Esther Rodi, Jim & Laureen Hohansee.
• Saturday, October 20th: Kimberly Wangsness, Matthew Beckman, Shannon Smith, Diana Beckmann, Jenny Herbst, Erick Widlund, Gladys Winter, Casey Kunkel, Nicole Larson, Doris Scripture Steele, Rick Kelly, Adam Lang, Scott & Joni Groth, Laurie & DeWayne Jensen, Jim & Nancy Bottelson, Brad & Nicole Edwards.
• Sunday, October 21st: Todd Utpadel, Brian Riley, Deb Mucha, Peter Benson, Natalie Kuehni, Steven F. Christenson, Diane & Dan Gallentine, John & Trisha Cyr.
• Monday, October 22nd: Scott Sorenson, Jennifer Pence, Lyle Swearingen, Brian Johnson, Kelsey Wayne, Dave De Vriendt, Mabel Dobberstein, David Polzin, Colleen Thompson, Sage Tristan Lang, Clifford Coy, Diane Gallentine Pfieffer, Kailey Ann Christensen.
• Tuesday, October 23rd: Jacklynn Kress, Marian Dahl, Gene Grubbish, Kimberly Kilian, Grant Ver Hey, Stewart Hatch, Rick & Lana Thompson, Dan & Tina Schmidt, Gary & Deb Nelson.
• Wednesday, October 24th: Noelle Mae Brekke, her 3rd; Jacob Keith Rigby, his 4th; Jeff Dobbertstein, Bobby Dobberstein, Joseph Bailey, Dan Willert, Eunice Hanson, Bob Wayne, Ashley Ashton, Gil & Kay Nelson.
May you find joy and pleasure all around you on your special day!
