Can this Be Happening in Obama’s America?

By Saloma Furlong | November 21, 2016 |

Where have I been these past months? Apparently I have been anesthetized by the shenanigans of the election. Today I became aware of a report of Native People in North Dakota getting hit by water cannons in frigid temperatures as they were protesting the installment of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Then I also saw…

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Donald Trump and the Amish

By Saloma Furlong | May 30, 2016 |

I have been reflecting on how little I was aware of what was going on in presidential elections when I was still living among the Amish. Sometimes I almost wish I could tune out this election the way I used to then. Then I discovered the story about Amish PAC. I realized that wishing myself…

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David, Bernie, and The Donald

By Saloma Furlong | February 3, 2016 |

David Furlong with Bernie Sanders This summer when David was still recovering from his knee injury, we were driving down 116 when I asked David to write a guest post for my blog. It was soon after Bernie Sanders had entered the race for the president. And that’s when I was hit by the idea…

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