by Michele Genthon | Dec 18, 2014 | FIRST WOMEN, Military and Crusaders, Politics and Government
After the election earlier this fall, Republican Martha McSally was ahead of her competitor Democrat Ron Barber, the current representative, by less than 200 votes. A recount was conducted and, six weeks later, McSally was still ahead—by 167 votes. Her opponent...
by Michele Genthon | Dec 2, 2014 | MUSINGS, Reading
When I was in college my friend Jim invited me to his home and introduced me to his aunt. Over a glass of scotch, “because it’s five o’clock somewhere,” she regaled us with her experiences as an engineer on the railroad during World War II, when women filled jobs...