If We Want Better, We Must Do Better

Hello. Let me reintroduce myself. Linda Lyon. Retired Air Force Colonel, school board member, very happily married to my best friend, who is also a woman. Previously married to a great guy. Enthusiastic fly fisher, own a gun, love to camp. A patriot who believes in our Constitution and progressive policies but also that our … Read more

Fitzsimmons: ‘Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country’

Above: Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull, 1819-1820. Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Arizona Daily Star political cartoonist and columnist David Fitzsimmons captures the heartbreak of American patriots today after the betrayal of our country by “Vichy Republicans” in the Senate on Friday. Fitz’s Opinion: When revolutions die and monarchs return where will we stand? … Read more

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1-31-2020: The day the rule of law died in America

The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that “the basic purpose of the trial is the determination of the truth,” and in the American system of jurisprudence, “to seek justice.” What we have borne witness to during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump is the rejection by craven Senate Republicans and the president’s … Read more