Moving forward

Sat., March 17, 2018

I woke up this morning pretty discouraged about how difficult it is to make meaningful progress in our country on issues I find important: health care, global warming, balanced tax reform, gun control. One step forward, two steps back.

But, two good things happened today: I observed and listened to the high school students walking out of class at Lewis & Clark, and, in Pennsylvania, it appears a Democrat won a seat held for 50 years by the Republican Party. Maybe, just maybe, we can find a way to move forward.

I urge you to honor the 17 students killed in Florida and the students around the nation shouting “enough is enough” and demanding effective gun safety regulations. Flip the 5th. Vote for Lisa Brown.

Michael Nelson

Spokane

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