Ken Padgett

She was named after her mother, so she always went by her middle name -- Maureen   Born February 9, 1930 in Grand Rapids Mich. Died December 21, 2013 at the Mandrin House, 3675 Solomons Island Road. Harwood, MD 20776 Maureen had a wonderful relationship with her father and her eyes would always light up when she talked about him. Her relationship with her mother was cold and difficult. Maureen always felt that her mom favored her brothers. Maureen always wanted to go to college but her parents refused to help, repeating a common belief at the time; that girls don’t need to go to college because they get married.   They lived at 840 Ogden Ave, Benton Harbor MI 49022 Maureen’s difficult relationship with her mother only grew worse as she got older. Her older sister Joyce had the same problems with their mother and had moved to Washington DC to live with her spinster aunt named Eva. At the age of 16 Maureen had enough and asked to leave Benton Harbor and move in with...

Sure, not everyone who voted for Trump is racist, misogynistic or hateful. Of course some people ARE hateful and intolerant. We may know someone for years and not realize the full extent of their bigotry until Trump came along and gave them permission to express themselves fully. Others who voted for Trump have indicated that in exchange for a bunch of empty promises and platitudes, they are willing to tolerate demagoguery, bigotry, misogyny, bullying, near-constant lying, his refusal to do full financial disclosure and disengage from his business interests, and his scapegoating of minorities. People who voted for Trump had to overlook all of that before deluding themselves into believing that Trump is going to look out for their interests. To any of my former friends who voted for Trump: If you are unwilling or unable to even acknowledge that there is ample evidence already that Trump is a clear and present danger to our republic, then you are a fool who is also unwilling to hold ...