Can Political Foes Be Personal Friends? A GOP and a Dem County Chair Test a Theory
Can Political Foes Be Personal Friends? A GOP and a Dem County Chair Test a Theory by Melinda Burrell 526...
Can Political Foes Be Personal Friends? A GOP and a Dem County Chair Test a Theory by Melinda Burrell 526...
Listening with Love: Father/Daughter Talks Across the Political Divide by Melinda Burrell 459 words This is my first Father’ Day...
Golden Rule Week is coming! Are you ready to join? by Melinda Burrell 525 words It was a bright, busy...
Trouble in town? Send in the Maroon People! by Melinda Burrell 537 words Somewhere in Dayton, Ohio, a 13-year-old girl...
You had me healthy at hello: How holiday cheer benefits all of us by Melinda Burrell 455 words Published in:...
“I want to thank all of you, because there's no excuses in life, and I'm not going to make excuses now because we put up one heck of a fight.”
I love getting my “I Voted” sticker on Election Day, after chatting with other voters in line and carefully following poll workers’ instructions for marking my choices. Having worked in many places where voting is a relatively new right, I cherish all of this.
“I’m afraid what Thanksgiving will be like, no matter how the election turns out,” a friend commented. She’s not wrong to be worried. Elections bring up all sorts of emotions and behaviors that create division. Understanding our “brains on elections” can help.
“It didn’t matter if it was coming from the left or the right, you should condemn violence 100 percent of the time.” I sat upright when former Deputy Press Secretary Sara Matthews said this during the July 21 January 6th committee hearing.
As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good American means voting.
“The threats became much more specific, much more graphic, and included not just me by name but included members of my family…” ...
As we look at the pictures from Uvalde, Buffalo, and other mass shootings, we’re having agonized conversation...
The leaked draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v Wade roused rage from both left and right.
Conflict dynamics by Melinda Burrell 586 words Russian atrocities in Ukraine horrify us all, particularly knowing many Russians consider Ukrainians...
“This plate of cookies is for us, but that one is for the neighbors.” My brother and I had just gotten home for Christmas vacation, and Mom was catching us up on preparations. Even as an adult, I loved this.