Category: Newsletter

  • Ross Reck: Kind People Never have to Face Adversity Alone

    Ross Reck: Kind People Never have to Face Adversity Alone

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    One of the things I have observed over the years is that when a kind person gets sick or otherwise faces adversity, people quickly line up to help them. On the other hand, when an unkind or selfish person faces adversity, nobody cares which means they have to face their adversity alone. This can be sad as well as scary. What’s going on here is simple and straightforward. When you perform kind acts for people, you give people a reason to care and when they care, they want to help. I came across a quote on Facebook that went something like, “Which is more important, the journey or the destination?” The answer was, “The company.” When you’re a kind person, you attract lots of company which means you’ll never have to face adversity alone.

    One Sentence Wisdom

    • “Be good to people. You will be remembered more for your kindness than any level of success you could possibly attain.” — Mandy Hale
    • “What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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  • Arizona for Reproductive Freedom Initiative

    Arizona for Reproductive Freedom Initiative

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    Flight Like Your Rights Depend On It

    This amendment would provide a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom in Arizona, which includes but is not limited to the right to make and effectuate decisions regarding “prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care.” The measure would also provide a right to a surgical or medical abortion until the point of viability in the pregnancy. Under this measure, viability is defined as “the point in a pregnancy at which … there is a reasonable likelihood of sustained fetal survival outside the uterus with or without artificial support.” 1

    EJ Montini Opinion – An Arizona voter initiative may be the only way to salvage women’s reproductive rights

    “It’s a question too big to be decided by a slim Republican majority in the Arizona Legislature. It’s a question that should be decided by us.” 2

    Arizona – Help Sign the Petition

    • Reproductive Freedom

      The ACLU of Arizona Responds

      “A decision about having a baby or having an abortion is a deeply personal, private decision best left to a woman, her family, and her doctor. Yet some politicians remain obsessed with interfering. Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed today, and it’s incredibly safe. But laws that make it difficult if not impossible for a woman to get an abortion if she needs one, particularly if she is poor, are increasing at an alarming pace. Since 2011, states have enacted more restrictions to abortion than they did in the previous 10 years combined. Extremist politicians continue to work to shut down women’s health centers, cut off access to affordable birth control, and shame women who have abortions.” 3

    • Abortion Related Ballot Measures

      BallotPedia monitors various legislation throughout the United States regarding women’s rights.

      Click Here for Their Full Listing

  • Abrams, Stacey

    An American Icon – A Powerful Story

    “I was my high school’s valedictorian and in Georgia, that meant being invited to a reception at the Governor’s Mansion. My family didn’t have a car, so that morning, my parents and I took the bus from DeKalb to Buckhead. We arrived at the Governor’s Mansion and walked up the side of the driveway, next to the cars carrying valedictorians from across the state. But when we reached the guard gate, a guard stepped out, looked at us and said, “You don’t belong here. This is a private event.” He took one look at us walking up from the bus and assumed I couldn’t possibly be one of the valedictorians. My parents set him straight and we were eventually allowed in. But I don’t remember meeting the governor that day. What I remember is a man standing in front of the most powerful place in Georgia, telling me I didn’t belong.” 4

  • Baby Formula: Stop The Hoarding

    Fear Among Parents is Causing Hoarding

    ‘”I’m concerned that the public has reached the ‘panic buying’ stage,” the foster mom tells PEOPLE. “Hoarding formula will only make the situation last longer — although I understand the very real fear of having a baby that you’re unable to feed.” Earlier this month, Dr. Bridget Young, a pediatrician specializing in infant nutrition, spoke to PEOPLE and urged parents to leave specialty formulas for those children who truly need them, including babies with allergies or severe digestion issues.” 5

    “Hoarding is exacerbating a nationwide shortage – the result of supply disruptions and a massive safety recall that have swept many leading brands of formula off store shelves. Nationwide, about 40% of large retail stores are out of stock, according to Datasembly, an analytics firm that collects data from 11,000 locations. Hoarding has forced retailers like CVS, Target and Walmart to limit purchases, according to The Associated Press.” 6

  • Florida May Pass a Law Outlawing Curly Hair!

    “Senior Class President Zander Moricz was tapped with giving a commencement speech at Pine View School in Osprey, Fla., but was given a restriction not normally attached to such an event. An openly gay activist who is the youngest plaintiff in a lawsuit against a new state law that restricts what teachers can say in classes about gender and sexual orientation, the teenager said publicly that he had been warned by his principal not to mention his activism or say the word “gay.” If he did, Moricz said on social media, his microphone would be cut off.” 7