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  1. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    Fired Up Friday 9-18-26 (opens the original)

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    We covered a lot of News stories: Tennessee’s midterm racesRNC’s midterm convention MVP Kamala Harris campaigning in Michigan War with Iran, Calls for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment Rising costs of literally everything from food to gas Attacks on the media, and POTUS attempts to bar MSM outlets from the WHBlack people being found hanging from trees and Nike’s racist Converse ad and their non apology apology…and so much more. Converse adverti

  2. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    Connections & Conversations (opens the original)

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    There is a phrase I keep coming back to:“I want a seat at the table.”It came up again during my conversation with Dr. Laura Andreson, who is running for the Tennessee State House, District 63. After years of trying to educate legislators (even drawing pictures) to advocate from the outside, she decided to actually have a meaningful voice in the decisions being made, she needed to get inside the room.Put plainly: she wanted “a seat at the table where the decisions are being made.”During my conver

  3. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    Fired Up Friday (opens the original)

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    Thank you , , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Subscribe now<img class="install-substack-app-embed-img" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YeFD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F32843929-81c1-4ded-b3ff-3e1ae6143bb7_1280x1280

  4. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    ZINNIA MANIA! 🌸🦋 (opens the original)

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    In the waning days of Winter with Spring peeping through —I planted seeds. I was filled with hope and wonder. It was my Growing Joy —Balcony Garden Project!“I planted seeds and got blooms, butterflies, hummingbirds, and memories — .”This from one single kind of seed —Zinnias. I planted more mainly herbs and they have yielded plenty. But this article is about my Zinnia seeds and flowers.RemembranceZinnias

  5. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    Women’s Equality Day (opens the original)

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    The long struggle to freedom for my people has been long and harrowing and we have yet to reach the finish line. As John Lewis says, “..it’s the struggle of a lifetime.”It’s so damn frustrating to reach strides that took decades of sacrifice and those lost along the way who’s names have all but been forgotten —With reflective gratitude we vow to keep building on your work, so it wasn’t in vainToday we celebrate <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-mus

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