By Lynn Slaughter | July 4, 2020 |

It feels a bit strange to celebrate July 4th this year, and not just because our celebrations are muted by a global pandemic. We remain so far from the ideals and principles upon which our nation was founded. When Thomas Jefferson wrote that “We hold these truths to be self-evident. That all men are created…

Grieving

By Lynn Slaughter | November 12, 2016 |

Forget all that “time to move on and heal our differences” stuff. Maybe I’ll get there, but after Tuesday’s stunning presidential election, I sure haven’t arrived at that place.

The Changing Face of America

By Lynn Slaughter | July 13, 2016 |

Back in prehistoric times when I was growing up, I taught myself to type on an old manual Smith-Corona