by Celia Rivenbark | Nov 23, 2020 | Weekly Column
The elderly woman approached our table, her arm hooked through that of a younger companion, probably her daughter, who was wearing a MAGA mask 12 days post Biden victory. “Ahhhh! Here’s some folks who like President Trump!” the older...
by Celia Rivenbark | Nov 16, 2020 | Weekly Column
I was sure I had won. How could I lose the election? I had all the best words. My campaign posters for homeroom student council representative used NEON posterboard. That sort of next-level campaigning always pays off. Yet, when the votes were tabulated, I...
by Celia Rivenbark | Nov 9, 2020 | Weekly Column
I signed up to work all day at the polls on Election Day like I always do because I’m basically unemployed and I got plenty of time on my hands. Also, free food. This was the first time I’d been assigned this particular precinct about 2 miles...
by Celia Rivenbark | Nov 2, 2020 | Weekly Column
Let’s face it. The idea of anybody being appointed to any job “for life” is ridiculous. It’s important to remember when Alexander Hamilton and Company came up with this notion of lifelong appointments for federal judges, the life...
by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 26, 2020 | Weekly Column
Wouldn’t you just hate to be in line at the cafeteria behind “undecided voter”? He just can’t decide. Not me. I’ll have the liver and onions with a side of rice and gravy and that funky broccoli salad with the raisins in it....
by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 19, 2020 | Weekly Column
Once upon a time, in the borough of Queens, N.Y., there lived a troll named Trumpelstiltskin. He was prone to fits of pique, kicking his tiny, bone-spurred feet into the dust when angered. Using his outsized personality and bravado, Trumpelstiltskin...
