Today we pay tribute and give thanks to Americans who have served our country. In war or peace; in Afghanistan or Arizona; in the Coast Guard, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Army, and National Guard; in the mountains, plains, waterways, and ports — they have answered our country’s call to protect American borders and our way [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Arizona’
Choosing to Remember
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Arizona, Army, Coast Guard, Mariines, National Guard, Navy, Veteran's Day, veterans on November 11, 2011, | 2 Comments »
The Horror and the Hope
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Arizona, Christina Green, Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords, Obama, President Obama, Tucson on January 19, 2011, | 1 Comment »
I find I can’t shake off this feeling of nausea and anxiety. While Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) fights for her life on a hospital bed, my mind goes back to the pictures of her that I saw yesterday. The Arizona congresswoman looks so much like my granddaughters. The steady gaze, the inviting smile, these are so recognizable. To think, [...]
Reactions to Tucson
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Arizona, Christina Taylor Green, Daniel Hernandez, Dorothy Morris, Dorwin Stoddard, Gabby, Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords, John Roll, Patricia Maisch, Phyllis Schneck, Tuscon on January 11, 2011, | 4 Comments »
I realized this would become one of those “where were you when” moments as I sat shocked into silence. I had casually turned on the TV Saturday only to see massive headlines of shootings and repeated ambulance scenes. It took a few minutes to realize that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) had been shot point-blank in [...]
The American Dream
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged American Dream, Arizona, blog carnival, Dream Act, education, Immigration, John McCain, Mom's Rising on May 28, 2010, | 73 Comments »
Last week, five cap-and-gown clad students — three of whom were illegal immigrants — risked arrest and deportation to hold a sit-in in Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) Tucson office. Earlier in the month, four high-ranking college students from Florida — only one of whom has been able to obtain legal residency — completed their four-month, [...]
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