Bridgette Burbank's Blog (3)

Disunity

I'm sure I am not alone in noticing the divisiveness that has gripped the country in recent years. I am young, not even thirty, and haven't the perspective of many years as others do, but it seems that our nation is becoming more divided. Rich and poor, black and white, conservative and liberal, environmentalist and otherwise. Doubtless, this divisiveness is a significant reason the legislature has been gridlocked and unable to provide needed solutions to the fuel crisis. There is too much of bi… Continue

Added by Bridgette Burbank on August 5, 2008 at 1:00pm — 11 Comments

Nay-sayers Revisited

In response to my previous blog post, I was disappointed to get a response that was three times longer than my original post, and that severely detracted from my message. If you have a reply to a post that is a book, post to your own blog. Also, as I used to tell my fourth graders when I was a teacher, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. I spoke of nay-sayers in my other post. By those, I did not mean people who have valid input and suggestions that may be corrective in… Continue

Added by Bridgette Burbank on July 31, 2008 at 8:00am — 11 Comments

The Free World: A Highly Evolved Society

Today, while reading the news, I came across an article about a man named Ken Krimstein, a resident of New York, and his experience on September 11, 2001. In describing the renewed sense of patriotism for our country and way of life that resulted from this attack, he said something inspired. He said, "“Freedom is the highest evolved state of civilization that we have, and it can’t be taken lightly.” The past two weeks have been remarkable. A movement has arisen from the people, led by one man w… Continue

Added by Bridgette Burbank on July 30, 2008 at 3:01pm — 12 Comments