Open for reader comments.
Father's Day, 2023
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There is plenty for readers to comment about, including:
The DOJ announcement that the Minneapolis Police Department engaged in discriminatory policing and the city’s agreement to resolve the findings through a consent decree.
President Biden’s comments at a Juneteenth concert, in which he acknowledged our nation’s “original sin” of slavery, but reminded us that, “On our best days, enough of us have the guts and the heart to stand up for the best in us. It matters. It really matters.”
President Biden’s comments at the Safer Communities summit that “We have reached the tipping point” on gun safety legislation.
The conviction of the killer in the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in 2018—the largest antisemitic attack on US soil in our nation’s history.
Thom Hartmann’s essay on the threat posed by the “No Label’s” third party movement. See The Hartmann Report | Substack, The No Labels Agenda is More Disturbing than You Know - Here’s Why...
Readers should also feel free to celebrate Father’s Day with remembrances of their fathers or those who filled that role in their lives.
Finally, let’s not forget the upcoming special election in Ohio on August 8, 2023, in which Republicans will try to make it harder for citizens of Ohio to enshrine the right to reproductive liberty in the Ohio constitution. Important deadlines are here: Ohio's Voting Schedule – (ohio.gov).
There are plenty of ways you can help.
Send postcards through PostcardsToVoters.org! Just text “join" to 484-275-2229, or write an email to Join@TonytheDemocrat.org.
Or write letters through Vote Forward for its Ohio Campaign.
Or phonebank to tell Ohio voters to Vote NO on the August 8th ballot measure. Vote NO Campaign Virtual Phonebank and Training · Ohio Democratic Party (mobilize.us)
Or educate yourself about the path to victory with Movement Voter Project by attending a national briefing conference call on Tuesday, June 20 at 1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific. Sign up here: National Briefing: New York, Ohio, & the Road to 2024
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And thanks to my wonderful bride of 42 years who has supported me every step of the way on my journey to be the father that my daughters deserve.
Talk to you on Monday!
When you drive on a freeway and never think a moment about the possibility of the pre-stressed concrete structure collapsing under you, you can thank my father, who came up with the way to be sure a block of pre-stressed concrete was solid without breaking it open to see. The whole pre-stressed concrete industry depends on that. He was a government scientist and was asked to investigate a way to do that, so they could build dams safely with pre-stressed concrete. the patent he received for the invention was free to all since he worked for the government. As he always said, if he'd done it while working in private industry, we'd be billionaires, but if he hadn't been working for the government, no one would have asked him the question that led to the invention.
Happy Father's Day Rob! Thank you for all you do.
I'm so fortunate to share a household with two amazing Dads - my husband and my father! It was my husband who insisted that we relocate 1000 miles to my hometown last year, so that we could care for my widowed father, who was lonely, but in good health at the time. It's been a process to buy a house for all of us and get everyone moved in and settled. In the year since, Dad (85 years young) has experienced some health issues, and my husband, who has supported me through two cancer battles, has become his daily companion and caregiver, while I continue to work remotely fulltime. The fun and challenging times the three of us have had together, have been priceless. Happy Father's Day to them both!