Category: Voting

I Got to Meet My Political Commentary Hero, Heather Cox Richardson!

October 26, 2026

I believe I started my subscription to Heather Cox Richardson’s daily newsletter, Letters from an American (https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe), around the time of President Trump’s second inauguration. I was so disappointed in my fellow American citizens. I knew the polls were tight, but I just couldn’t believe that the majority of Americans would vote for the man … More I Got to Meet My Political Commentary Hero, Heather Cox Richardson!

For North Carolina Voters Who Are Voting By Mail: You MUST Seal the Inner Envelope As Well As the Outer One

October 23, 2026

This election, I recommend that everyone votes in person, preferably during early voting. However, voting by mail is sometimes the only option for people who are in institutions or homebound, have physical restrictions or demanding work schedules, and other such reasons. If voting by mail, PLEASE BE AWARE that new rules in North Carolina require … More For North Carolina Voters Who Are Voting By Mail: You MUST Seal the Inner Envelope As Well As the Outer One

Motivational Music Monday: 5 Days Left To Register So We Can Change Things For Good Edition

October 5, 2026

It’s coming down to the wire, at least in North Carolina, to register to vote in the coming elections. Voting registration ends in NC THIS FRIDAY, October 9, 2026. So if you’ve been putting it off, make it a priority this week. And even if you’ve voted previously, check to make sure you are still … More Motivational Music Monday: 5 Days Left To Register So We Can Change Things For Good Edition

North Carolina Constitutional Amendments 2026

North Carolina Voters: Support Teachers and Public Servants and Local Control and Fair Taxation and Married Women and Our Military Serving Abroad by Voting NO on ALL 3 Constitutional Amendments

September 24, 2026

In my life and in this blog, I try to be positive. I really do. But it’s hard when our government is doing things that we need to speak out against. I can understand and justifify it in my own mind, but I struggle to present the positive spin on things to others. However, North … More North Carolina Voters: Support Teachers and Public Servants and Local Control and Fair Taxation and Married Women and Our Military Serving Abroad by Voting NO on ALL 3 Constitutional Amendments

Let’s All Celebrate National Voter Registration Day By Checking Our Voting Status

September 15, 2026

I often say that I celebrate EVERY holiday I can. Today, that’s National Voter Registration Day! Today, organizations across the country are running massive voter registration drives to try to sign up every legally eligible American citizen to vote in the coming midterms. If you know that you aren’t registered, you can go to the … More Let’s All Celebrate National Voter Registration Day By Checking Our Voting Status