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About me

I am a 59 year old single woman living in a small, northern Minnesota town. I'm a snowbird in Arizona this winter. I worked for years for a newspaper clipping service and have written freelance articles and essays for 20 years.

I've written about science, science fiction, politics, philosophy, religion, history, and will be happy to write about any subject here on Helium.

Briefly me

My passion is ...

science fiction

I know too much about ...

newspapers

My parents always told me ...

I was a good reader

My childhood ambition ...

Become a famous writer

My favorite memory ...

Going up to our summer cabin

Why I write ...

I love to think things through and learn. Writing is the best way of doing that.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Radio talk shows, HGTV, Fox News, Vikings football games

My first job ...

Corn detassling

My best moment ...

Being named one of four finalists in the Great American Think-off Philosophy essay and debate contest

My inspiration ...

My favorite political philosopher, Friedrich Hayek

Featured article by Sally Morem

Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American Republicanism and the Founding Fathers: 1 of 5

Republic is a word derived from the ancient Latin phrase "res publica," or "concerning the public." This then novel form of government evolved in Rome amid multitudes of Mediterranean monarchies. After overthrowing their Etruscan kings in the 6th century B.C., the Romans established a number of public decision-making bodies called assemblies, including the Knights Assembly, the Assembly of the Plebes, the Tribal Assembly, and the world-famous Roman Senate. Within these assemblies, the leading men of their day competed and cooperated in order to write and pass laws binding on all citizens o...
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