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.
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
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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Le Sueur, Minnesota US
Member since: March 2007
Articles Written: 110