Sam Kenyon
Communicator

When Michelle Obama came to Spokane to campaign for her husband, she spoke about how Barack had received help from the system to get him through school, and how, “to whom much is given, much is expected.”
It got me thinking about expectations and how high our expectations are of certain things. For instance, I would expect that in a children’s beauty pageant, the judging would be based on what the contestant is wearing,
and whether or not they are smiling enough. I would expect in a popularity contest, like high school president, who the candidate associates with would be a major factor. I would expect these things of a minor contest for an inconsequential title. But for something serious, like
President of the United States, I would expect that we all grow up a little bit and take the real issues seriously. It appears that I expect too much.

Over the past few weeks, the race for the Democratic Party nomination has dissolved into a constant battle for both candidates to justify irrelevant
details. Instead of asking for further clarification on why Hillary Clinton voted for the war she currently opposes, we decide to have her explain why she said she came under sniper fire in Bosnia. Was her exaggeration
of the danger of her trip foolish? Absolutely. Does it deserve to be the number one story for several news cycles? Hardly.

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Living in shadows is fiction
Judy Johnson
Communicator

Most people live their lives hiding behind curtains of reality that prevent them from seeing how the world really is and what they can do with it.

These people are satisfied with their lives because of how much money they are making, how much stuff they have, where their position in society is, or the fact that they are not alone.

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