by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jun 8, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis I spent Memorial Day morning at the ceremony at the Veteran’s National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico which honored America’s service men and women who gave their lives fighting for this country as well as those who became disabled as a result....
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | May 29, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeSatire, shock, ugly facts—since 9/11 the U.S. has tried practically every psychological approach to discourage young people from joining up with Al Qaeda and ISIS, according to Greg Miller and Scott Higham in the Washington Post. A Tale of...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Dec 18, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpePinch me!Wake me from this nightmare!Am I really stuck in an America awash in arguments pro torture put forth by fellow Americans proudly proclaiming they’d do it again? Waterboarding. Rectal rapes. Chaining. Hanging. Agonizing stress...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Dec 10, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee Sharpe The protests stemming from the failure of a grand jury to indict the Ferguson, Missouri, policeman who shot and killed an unarmed Black man continue. In fact, demonstrations tied to this and recent similar shootings are blocking traffic and...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Nov 17, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H. Kushlis I spent November 4 working as an election official at a precinct in a nearby Pueblo. The precinct is in Santa Fe County, about 20 miles north from the city of Santa Fe. I’d worked there before – in June for the primaries. At that time, the...
