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A grey day

2/6/2020

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    It’s a grey day on the prairies today, at least in my corner of the world.  After nearly a month of almost Spring-like temperatures today we see snow.  Sometimes the later winter storms can be the worst.  A lady in town told me her daffodils were breaking through the soil last week.  They might be close to the house and planted on the south side of the house, but green buds the first of February?  We all said tell them to go back into the ground, “It’s way too early.”  Sometimes the rule of thumb out here is no planting until after Memorial day.  But people get “spring fever” when the milder weather arrises and all of us have had to replant our flowers due to a late frost.
     So today is dull, no sun.  Really pretty quiet after the hoopla of Super Bowl (A Glendive native played for the 49’ers so everyone was excited.).  There didn’t seem to be much talk about the trial of the President.  Glendive is a small town and no one wants to get on the wrong side of their neighbor.  Of course we are in red country but the blues hold their own.  After the acquittal some see it as “the second coming” others are sure “Armageddon” is around the corner.  I expected the outcome because of the Republican Congress, but as much as I am NOT a Trump fan I distrust Pence even more.
    I read an editorial in our local newspaper from a man who served many years in our state legislature on the Democratic side of the aisle.  His opinion was that both political parties are to blame for the chasm separating people in this country.  He had some good reasoning on both sides encouraging people to use common sense (shades of Thomas Paine), and work for the good of the country.  I believe the Constitution calls it “the common welfare.”
   It’s unusual to hear a strong Democratic voice out here on the plains. When I was growing up there was the not-to-be forgotten Mike Mansfield from Butte who led the United States Senate with such quiet leadership that he is heralded as one of the greatest.  And Montana gave Lee Metcalf and John Melcher to serve in the U.S. Senate to name a few.  The States surrounding us are solid red — North and South Dakota and Wyoming.  The common expression during election time is I’ll vote for anyone who is not a Democrat or a Republican.  But we live together pretty well recognizing, I think, that we need each other.
    I think more than any political candidate we share common wariness of too much money and power.  We like people who are practical and down-to-earth.  Most of us are “by the bootstraps” people and we admire hard work, taking responsibility for your mistakes, and wanting to be left alone to live and let live.  It isn’t perfect and sometimes we prefer to stick our head in the sand and just tell people and issues to go away.
​   That doesn’t work anymore and perhaps this election more than any in a very long time, “We, the people” have to stand up and be heard.  We have to speak truth to power, greed, and corruption.  We need to get the balance back between the judicial, executive, and legislative branches.  Too much has been done for the rich and well-born.  The idea of entitlement belongs to no one.  Out here we believe in equality.  No one is better than anyone else.

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    Avis R. Anderson

    Retired public school librarian, retired ELCA pastor, lover of the prairies, "daughter of the middle border", granddaughter of Scandinavian immigrants.  Always loved to read and write.  P.S.  I don't Facebook or Twitter, but I would enjoy visiting with you at aa66bg77@gmail.com

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