Barbara J. Hamby

Living History

Well I have to say I’m happy that I lived long enough to see a political miracle. Many times during my life, I’ve wondered if I’d ever vote for a winning president again. Not only did I pick a winner this year, but a long shot that I probably would not have bet on, even if I were a gambler.

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November, 06th, 2008

Current Comment

Sunday morning we sat down with a pile of pre-election literature, including voters’ pamphlets and our ballots. First glance at the ballots seemed overwhelming, but we had recommendations from all over the map. We quickly marked the candidates we were familiar with, then voted on the ones we could select based on reading the pamphlet.  We skipped voting for the… click here to continue

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November, 04th, 2008

Current Events

When I was in high school, we had a class called Current Events, listed under the category of History, if I remember correctly. We students had no idea how soon current events could become history and I had very little interest. History was taught in such a boring, and ineffective way (memorizing dates, for example) that I had no patience… click here to continue

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November, 02nd, 2008

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