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HEALTHCARE VOTE FOR CANCER COURAGE, CANCER COWARD

July 26, 2017 by David Gillaspie

What are the chances of any U.S. Senator feeling the pain of cancer, or any other pre-existing condition? John McCain is front and center with a brain tumor. Let’s watch his healthcare vote to decide if the rest of America deserves the same medical attention as a U.S. Senator. This is the Navy flier who […]

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SECRET VOTES: SCHOOL, SAFETY, HEALTH CARE

June 21, 2017 by David Gillaspie

During election years voters pick their horse, their favorite. No secret votes at the start. If they turn out they way they say they’ll turn out, good job in the ballot box. If they don’t they have a built in excuse: “I’m the lesser of two evils.” No one runs a campaign based on being […]

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AMERICAN VOTER, THE REAL CAMPAIGN WINNER

November 7, 2016 by David Gillaspie

A challenge for the American Voter? Who said the biggest part of a job is showing up? American voter knows their job, know where to go. Will they show up in the sort of numbers that reinforce participatory democracy? That’s the idea on the ballot, other wise, why bother? The ballot American voter drops on […]

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OREGON VOTER REMORSE HISTORY

November 2, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Regrets? Oregon voter has had a few. American elections seem to have the same choices: Bad and Worse. Pick one and you wish you’d picked the other. Like early pioneers’ choice of floating the Columbia River rapids, or traversing the Barlow Road, once you take one you wish you were on the other. The 2016 […]

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WHO CRIES MOST? NON-VOTER

October 20, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Non-voters need change, will do anything for change. Anything, they say. Except vote. Every excuse is a good excuse to not vote, just don’t say the dog ate your ballet. Instead, use these tried and true non-voter lines: I got my registration in late. I moved. I thought my driver’s license was enough. Or,

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MILLENNIAL VOTE, BABY BOOMER HISTORY

September 20, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Who gets the millennial vote? Election spin twists faster and faster the closer voting day gets. One minute the official polls change, the next they change back. The 24 hour news cycles needs drama to keep the pot boiling, so why worry? Here’s why: For all the bashing they get, millennials keep surfacing as a […]

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SENIOR CITIZEN TO JUNIOR CITIZEN

September 26, 2024 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

Being a senior citizen is easy. Wake up every day and thank your parents for decent DNA and a good immune system. That’s it, except for the other stuff. The other stuff? What other stuff?

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PASSING TIME, PASSING THROUGH

September 10, 2024 by David Gillaspie 2 Comments

Passing time with my mother in-law on her birthday was a gift to everyone. Her birthday was May 5, Cinco de Mayo, and we worked it hard every year. So did she.

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WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE, A PORTLAND STORY

August 1, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Women’s healthcare is just another story if you’re not a woman, don’t know any women, if there are no women in your life? Does that sum things up for you, or does it sound far fetched? Everybody has women in their lives at some point. Just ask your mom, your grandma, your sister, your wife, […]

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PERSONAL ATTACHMENTS KEEP GROWING

July 31, 2024 by David Gillaspie

I’ll define ‘personal attachments’ first: it’s your leg, your arm, your head. It’s anything you’ve grown fond of. Baby boomers are officially old enough to have grown fond of most everything. And that’s a normal life.

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