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The frustration of talking with those who cannot see

November 16, 2020 By Carol Cassara 10 Comments

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There's a lot of willful ignorance out there. I say "willful" because sometime I sit in disbelief of how people I thought were discerning can hold such dissonant views. When Christianity isn't This one is a big hot button for me because Christ was very, very clear about his expectations of his . . .

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How the threat of fascism was the root of one man’s personal, political statement

October 12, 2020 By Carol Cassara 18 Comments

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What kind of world do we want to leave our children and grandchildren? And how do we communicate our values to them? What are we teaching our children when there are people in our (and their) sphere that do not reflect our values?  Values. They're the crux of today's politics.  I wonder how so . . .

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Why we should ban tackle football

August 24, 2020 By Carol Cassara 6 Comments

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This is another post written BC--Before Covid. But with so much time on our hands, why not talk about something other than our situation. And of course, it's unlikely we'll have football at all this year. So a perfect time to rethink it. Few things are as American as football. Fans are fanatic . . .

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More thoughts from a cop – Part 3 of our conversation

July 18, 2020 By Carol Cassara 6 Comments

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Yes, more thoughts from a cop. My conversation with my police officer friend is still going on, but this is the last installment of this particular interview. If you missed the first two parts, Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. I encourage you to leave your questions below, on this post. There will . . .

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Candid talk with a cop – Part 2

July 17, 2020 By Carol Cassara 5 Comments

If you didn’t see yesterday’s talk with a cop, Part 1, start there. If you did, here’s the rest of the story. Why would I talk to a cop? Because, as he says: “I’ve known Carol for years and she wanted this to be more of a conversation. She and I do not see eye to eye on everything, although we do . . .

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A candid conversation with a cop: Part 1

July 16, 2020 By Carol Cassara 12 Comments

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We might think we know what it's like to be a cop, but we really have no idea. The only reason I know how little I/we know,  is that I count several cops among my dearest friends. I know them as people, first, and cops second. They are all men and to a man, they are among the finest human beings I . . .

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It’s got to be a wakeup call

July 10, 2020 By Carol Cassara 4 Comments

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It's always so bizarre and really, a wake-up call, to talk about Trump with people who get their view of our world through Fox. Or, as those who understand what news really is, call it: Faux News.  More Trump supporters than I thought possible lack critical thinking skills. Even those I once . . .

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He was once Prince Charming

July 6, 2020 By Carol Cassara 16 Comments

So many great discussions in isolation-- big chunks of time freed up space to consider things we haven't thought of or talked about in a very long time. Sometimes, that discussion is with ourselves. I've been thinking about a man I was once in love with, a man who rescued me at the lowest point of . . .

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If you want to avoid needless anxiety, don’t watch broadcast news

June 29, 2020 By Carol Cassara 2 Comments

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Avoid broadcast news as much as possible.  Difficult advice to give for someone who studied journalism, but nonetheless, it could be the best advice I ever gave. Because there is so. much. static. The airwaves are filled with constant noise. TV news today is ridiculously dramatic and inflated, . . .

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Why some feel more hope than ever on this Juneteenth

June 19, 2020 By Carol Cassara 24 Comments

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It’s Juneteenth: "Freedom Day" or "Emancipation Day" --the day that Texas, the most remote of states, freed all slaves. So it’s only fitting that today, in the midst of a relentless Black Lives Matters campaign and on the cusp of what feels to many like real change, my friend of 25 years, Tony . . .

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