We in Staunton have a choice to make. It is up to us. Shall we choose solar energy ? Twenty one years ago, I was adopted into the Shenandoah family, Wolf Clan, Oneida Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (People of the Long House). White people call them Iroquois. We are taught to listen to our elders, learn to respect and act responsibly. Oren Lyons, 93, Wolf Clan, is an Onondaga Chief, and world leader of peace who teaches — The Earth is our Mother. She gives everything we need for life. Imagine a living pine tree clinging to a cliff; getting all it needs for life from the earth. We are like that pine tree. Our Mother Earth provides, but time is running out. We have little time to make changes in order to survive. The economy of nations will be broken by natural disasters. We see more disasters every year: hurricanes, snow melt, coastlines washing into the seas, wild fires, drought, flooding, on and on. The haze today brings this reality to Staunton, VA. We must fol
Dear Congressman Ben Cline, There have been 130 mass shootings in 2023 in three months !!!!!!!!! “Thoughts and prayers” in the standard political refrain after mass shootings, followed by arguments that nothing more can be done. One republican suggested home schooling as the answer to the problem. REALLY ?????? Retired Rear Admiral Barry C. Black, Chaplain of the US Senate, espoused his personal view during the delivery of an opening prayer recently, “When babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers.” This highly spiritual leader is making a plea for legislative ACTION after the deadly shooting took place in Nashville, Tennessee. I am also making this plea with many other people with dead children from mass shootings. The damage in Tennessee was the deaths of children and school personnel. What we don't immediately see is the collateral damage of families and communities that last for many years Picture January 6th with assault rifles.