I am sure many of us have learned this the hard way. Here is how it was driven home to me. I had a friend when I was a young adult, she was a few years older. A little bit of a friend/mentor/companion. Every time she had a breakup, changed a job, moved from one […]
Today, I get sworn into office. Specifically, I will be the City Council Representative for Ward 2, Ypsilanti Michigan. The meeting starts at 7 PM, City Hall. Pictures will be taken. I am taking office at a political point that has put at risk everything I have built and worked for. I do not exaggerate when I […]
Many of us are upset about the prospect of Trump as President. I know I am. There are a lot of questions to ask and a lot of blame to go around. That said, the biggest problem this election pointed out to all of us is that we are not talking with each other enough. […]
On Wednesday, MLive (aka Ann Arbor News) ran an article titled Gay Ypsilanti Coucilwoman-elect “disappointed” with EMU Chick fil-A Plans. I was approached by Tom Perkins, from MLive, about a month ago because he had read my blog posting about Chick fil-A and wanted to write this story. This article garnered 1639 comments (so far), a truly […]