The consequences of ripping children from their parents

  Having any child removed from their parents can damage that relationship in ways that leave lingering impact.  Here is what one mother experienced when she was reunited after having been separated from her son when she sought asylum in the United States.

When Truth and facts get in the way of making your case

  

     I first read George Orwell's books in high school a long time ago.  Animal Farm and 1984 have always been on my best books list.  We are now living in a time where what Orwell wrote about is being seen in our news.  When truth and facts are as seen as relative you know that what Orwell wrote in the 1940's is relevant today.

P.S.
    Am I the only one who finds it strange to hear a President admit to playing off a porn star as OK because it wasn't from campaign funds.  Elect a reality show actor and we shouldn't be surprised we get to watch a reality show every night on the news.

Real reason military parade was cancelled

     Rumor has it that Trump's military parade was cancelled after Pentagon officials explained to Trump that marching down Pennsylvania Ave. might cause bone spurs in some soldiers feet.

    

The corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding

  Nothing like defining yourself as a narcissist than what Trump did yesterday with Aretha Franklin's death in his Twitter posting.  “.....She worked for me on numerous occasions. She was terrific—Aretha Franklin—on her passing.”  By mentioning that she once worked for him he made her death somehow relevant to him.  Made me remember Alice Roosevelt Longworth's quote about her father Teddy. 

P.S.
    The question was did she ever get paid by Trump?

A summer read to know how vital the Chesapeake Bay is to our local environment

 

    As Summer ends a good book to read is Ned Tillman's Chesapeake Watershed: A Sense of Place and a Call to Action.  We all understand that much of the water in our State flows to the Chesapeake Bay and we all enjoy the seafood provided by the Bay.  Ned's book shows the dynamic impact that the Bay plays on our State and how we impact the health of the Bay.  Great gift for any Marylander to better understand our State's greatest natural asset.