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Nov 17, 20242 min read
A Love Letter to Appalachia
My Beloved Appalachia, Nine years ago, I arrived in these mountains without knowing you or what to expect. You took me in, and helped me...
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Feb 16, 20242 min read
Don't Tell Me What to Do / I Don't Want to have to Think
No generation can afford not to have to think. We have to think because actions and inaction have consequences.
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Jan 23, 20244 min read
Republican 2023 Post-Election Analysis
This is the second edition of our Post-Election Analysis. To view our Democratic analysis, click here. In 2023, the Washington County...
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Jan 15, 20245 min read
Democratic 2023 Post-Election Analysis
In 2023, our committee mainly focused on our local elections. Almost all of our local offices were on the ballot, with the exception of a...
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Dec 4, 20232 min read
Summoning Jacob Marley
The GOP are truly "excellent men of business" in the tradition of Scrooge and Marley. I hope working people in this country will see that ou
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Nov 17, 20233 min read
Amended Reorganization Call to Caucus
2023 CALL TO CAUCUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REORGANIZING THE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO THE BY-LAWS 1. Call to Caucus: All Members called to...
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Oct 9, 20231 min read
The Politics of Friendship
Each candidate deserves to be judged on their qualifications. Public service is not, and should not, be a popularity contest.
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Sep 13, 20232 min read
Republicans Are Hiding From Voters
Since 3 out of 4 of their Constitutional Office candidates have never served in the office they are seeking, they don't even have a record t
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Sep 6, 20232 min read
The Dumbing Down of America
If parents allow special interest groups to incite fear in communities they don't even live in, by alluding to some non existent boogie man
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Aug 28, 20232 min read
Do Democrats Think Parents Matter in Education?
Reading social media is not involvement. It's propaganda. Parents need to be smarter than that so that their children can make that distinct
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Aug 21, 20231 min read
The Rich Men North of Richmond Take Heed!
Reaction videos show that black men especially, relate to the pain and despair in this song.
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Aug 9, 20231 min read
High Horse Henry
Mr. Henry, we have our Candidate. It's NOT you. Christina Rehfuss is a proud Democrat who works hard and takes personal accountability serio
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Jul 26, 20233 min read
The Razor's Edge
Almost every ill that plagues working people across this Country has its roots in one seed pod...poverty.
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Jul 5, 20232 min read
Let's Choose to be Above Average
How much does the average voter know about sexual orientation or gender identification? Do they know that they are not the same thing? Do...
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Jun 28, 20232 min read
Until He Gets a Bone......
“If a person is not a liberal when he is twenty, he has no heart; if he is not a conservative when he is forty, he has no head." John...
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Jun 13, 20231 min read
Matney Wrongly Takes Taxpayer Money
Mark Matney asked the Washington County Taxpayers for a pay raise and Charlie Hargis and the good ole boys gave it to him. What's wrong...
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Jun 8, 20233 min read
The Feeling of HOPE, Again
We must be in the “dark days” that I’ve heard about my whole life. You know what I mean. People will no longer be nice to each other....
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May 28, 20232 min read
All Politics Are Local
Yesterday at Plumb Alley Day in Abingdon, I had the opportunity for the first time to meet my opponent, the incumbent Supervisor for the...
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May 18, 20232 min read
Mirrors and Windows
When I look out the windows of my home I never know who or what I might see. The scene changes with the seasons, and indeed, the hour. In...
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May 10, 20232 min read
Your Welfare Ain't on the Rich Man's Mind: Healthcare, Childcare, and a A Living Wage
In America, we pride ourselves on being a beacon of democracy with the promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. However,...
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