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Take to the Oars

By Mary Diamond 28 May 2024creator

If you’re not struggling to make progress in a career then you’re either not growing or not trying to. There are limits, though, and boundaries that define what is a healthy amount of struggle.

She Persisted, And That Made All The Difference

By Mary Diamond 10 February 2017#ShePersisted, 20 something, editorial, Elizabeth Warren, Generation X, hope, life, millenials, opinion, resistance, Women's March Chicago

Whatever happens in the next four years (or less) we have to be willing to find places to step up and defend the progress we've made as a country.

An eternity of silence

By Mary Diamond 24 December 2012children, christmas, compassion, family, gun violence, holidays, Newtown CT, season, shooting, spirit, tragedy, yule

As I stood at my kitchen counter scooping hot cookies off of the baking sheets with a metal spatula, I felt for just a moment like all was right with my world. Then I thought about Newtown, CT.

The least of us

By Mary Diamond 4 November 2012#amwriting, #NaNoWritMo, crime, politics, poverty, social justice, voting

Yes... our city needs some change pretty bad. Even if you think the electoral college nullifies your presidential vote (which I've heard more times than I can count) you STILL need to vote. Do it for Rockford. Do it for our children.

The enemy within

By Mary Diamond 21 July 2012Colorado, Gun Control, James Holmes, July 20, murder, Second Amendment, shootings, tragedy

American politicians and media outlets have a personal responsibility to this nation -to tell us what we need to know most, when it is most important to know it and without the filter of any preconceived agenda. Unfortunately for us, and most especially for the victims of gun violence all over this country, that is not happening.

Speaking truth to power

By Mary Diamond 18 May 2012ALEC, america, anger, apathy, arizona, blame, change, chicago, ethnic studies, freedom, laziness, middle class, NATO, NATO protest, Occupy, rights, tea party, women2 Comments

The best things that have ever happened to this country, the biggest positive changes we’ve gone through, have been at the behest of a group of pissed off people speaking unfriendly truths to the power structure until something gave way.

Rockford is the new Gotham

By Mary Diamond 15 May 2012community, diversity, examiner.com, hope, poverty, rockford IL, The Avengers, unity1 Comment

There is no hero coming. No team of Avengers will right this wrong for us. We have to do it ourselves, by opening our eyes and accepting what we see without the filter of propaganda.