Pat Hunt
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Very few people recognize their advantages when they are in a system that favors them: Hunt
They were the people who had always had the number to call, the contact, the edge because they were in the mainstream of American life. → Read More
Politicians needs to be held to 'under oath' standard — don't lie: Hunt
We don’t elect pundits, but we should not accept elected officials who lie. → Read More
Getting COVID: Just fate, your own choices or God's will? These questions are difficult.
“God will protect me from being infected.” Agree or disagree? → Read More
If we can't have it, we'll kill it — Republicans wreck the country in spite: Hunt
Republicans are even working overtime to prevent minorities from voting. → Read More
Criminal justice system should be last option if we want to solve a problem: Hunt
This is not some wild utopian idea. We have done it before. → Read More
Young people in a pandemic: We owe them some solutions, not a shoulder shrug
Despite endless commencement speeches exhorting them to be prepared for change, this wasn’t the change we were talking about. → Read More
Rather than enjoying a respite, we're working hard to reinvent our lives
The country we lived in is gone. We have little idea what the future holds. → Read More
We might not have experience with epidemics, but we're going to need to learn
This time of epidemic will not last forever, but the effects may linger, not only the financial effects but the experiences of hardship and generosity → Read More
Those unwilling to cope with change must pass the torch to those who will live with it
Are we so immature that we refuse to embrace change that might be inconvenient or expensive? → Read More
Let's remember Bert Carlson by joyfully keeping the music going
Carlson, a brilliant jazz guitarist who came to the Shenandoah Valley in 1999 after many years performing in the Washington, D.C, area, died Tuesday. → Read More
You can be annoyed, appalled, outraged, but remember to love your enemies, or else
My mother went her and said, “Doris, I don’t care if you have murdered someone. Tell me what you are so upset about.” → Read More
By going where we don't 'belong,' we learn about other people, push boundaries
We share this country, and right now we are not very good at sharing and understanding each other. → Read More
We shouldn't take our nation's orderly transfer of power for granted
We have never had a president who challenged the legitimacy of the president who followed him. → Read More
Believers reject that chaos and evil are more powerful than good, than love
What sets apart “people of faith” from people like Stephen Hawking is not so much what they believe as what they refuse to believe. → Read More
Examining why we believe is just as important as 'what'
A Western tradition influences most of us, whether we know it or not. → Read More
Without reading, is there any hope boys will grow into mature adults?
Boys are struggling. The school shooters are white boys. They are being recruited by white supremacist groups. Girls are doing better at every level. → Read More
Jared, Ivanka aren't high-rollers; they're under a mountain of debt
People in the know are focused on Kushner debt because of the potential for all sorts of corruption to get him out from under this burden. → Read More
Of all medical mysteries, what makes us who we are is the greatest
Of course, we need better care for the mentally ill, but we also need research. Lots of it. We do not know how to treat mental illness very successfully. → Read More
Why can't we talk about serious issues any more as Americans?
Democracy depends on informed, reasonable discussion. → Read More
We've bought a one-way fare to a place that no longer exists
People are capable of adjusting to a lot of change, but maybe there is a breaking point. → Read More