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Washing Away the Stench

February 7, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

We all have to live with ourselves, but occasionally one is left to wonder how. This week on MSNBC, Steve Bumbaugh, College Board Senior Vice President, did his corporation’s bidding by defending the indefensible whitewash of the AP African American…

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The Content of Character

January 16, 2023 1 0 Steve Nelson

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Gun Rights Take Away Freedom

January 13, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

A recent New York Times column addressed what I have long asserted as the most powerful psychological aspect of the gun issue in America.

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Everything and everyone is not a nail-it’s time to change the perspective

January 13, 2023 Like 0 redtornado

Another man has died at the hands of police. His name is Keenan Anderson. He was a 31-year-old high school teacher in Los Angeles, California. He was in a minor traffic accident when he was tased to death by the…

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People have the right to not be killed by the police for a traffic stop

January 12, 2023 Like 0 redtornado

Anger pours through my entire being. In 2014 I had never been to a protest. Then Michael Brown was murdered, and I knew what I was watching on TV was not the whole truth. So I drove to Ferguson and…

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If at First You Don’t Succeed . . .

January 6, 2023 Like 0 Steve Nelson

Few have ever wanted a job as much as Kevin McCarthy wants to be Speaker of the House. If he weren’t such a reprehensible hypocrite, I’d feel sorry him. Imagine any other person seeking any other leadership position, sending a…

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A Big Lie is Breaking Education

December 31, 2022 1 0 Steve Nelson

(This long post is an edited excerpt from my 2016 book. I continue to be frustrated by the resistance to progressive -enlightened – education. I hope the excerpt will offer a helpful perspective to those who care about children and…

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The “Other” Social Dilemma; What to do when there are too many social media?

December 30, 2022 Like 0 redtornado

All my friends are on Facebook. All my customers are on Instagram. All my peers are moving over to the Post. Twitter is for rubber-necking these days. TikTok is cool, even though I have no account. Reddit is great for…

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Colorado Media Project Matching Grant ends Dec. 31st, 2022

December 6, 2022 Like 0 redtornado

News happens everywhere, every day. Help YS reach our goal of $5,000 by Dec. 31, 2022, and Colorado Media Project will match us. #newsCOneeds #GivingNewsMonth With many communities suffering from news deserts, it is rare to have true local, community journalism. Yet Yellow Scene…

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Poison Ivy

November 15, 2022 1 0 Steve Nelson

For months, she struggled silently with a sense of worthlessness. She had panic attacks that left her trembling. Nightmares that made her cry. She’d told only a handful of friends about the sexual assault she endured while she was home…