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Who will you elect to lead your public school next year?
It’s important to find out who is already campaigning for your local school board. Why? Public school teachers and staff deserve our...

Beth Cusack
Oct 5, 20222 min read
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Will You Know about This Before It Becomes Law?
Laws and resolutions generally need support to be passed. Express your support/opposition to the following current resolutions to your...

Beth Cusack
Oct 3, 20223 min read
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SCOTUS Docket: I'm Cherry Picking Some Tomatoes (Could Turn Out Rotten?)
Why am I sharing what Supreme Court cases I’ll be following? Here's some reasons I'm sharing what Supreme Court cases I'm following now...

Beth Cusack
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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School Vouchers: There's a Catch...
There are often extra costs, loopholes, and restrictions students experience in leaving a public school to attend a private/charter...

Beth Cusack
Sep 29, 20221 min read
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School Vouchers: Many Texas families can’t necessarily use them
Rural - Rural areas often have only public-schools so there would often be no way to use a voucher. While Texas is responsible for...

Beth Cusack
Sep 29, 20221 min read
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School vouchers sound like a good idea, right? Here’s some facts to consider as a voter.
Vouchers take budgeted money away from public schools. Texas public schools have not been fully funded by state and local budgets for...

Beth Cusack
Sep 29, 20222 min read
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Compromise: It's What's for Democracy (An Alternative to Book Bans in Schools)
Looming problem in our public schools: In my local school district, three “parents’ rights” people (often taking the stance of what they...

Beth Cusack
Sep 28, 20224 min read
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How I Contested Racist Historical State Markers in Texas Using Email and a Positive Attitude
Why I pursued this project? I was looking for a way to effect positive change to combat racism in Texas in the form of historical...

Beth Cusack
Aug 18, 20225 min read
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Prison Inspections: Why should you care?
Do you know the conditions of the nearest jail to you? I never gave it any thought until the county judge proclaimed that the county...

Beth Cusack
Aug 13, 20224 min read
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Don’t wait until someone you care about lands in jail to find out how the jail posts info online
This project started last month when I reviewed my county sheriff’s website. You might wonder why I did? Well, it’s because our county...

Beth Cusack
Aug 6, 20225 min read
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Recognizing Slights of the Round Table
My Zoom Thought Exercise to Envision Diversity and Improve Communication You may find yourself on zoom to have any number of meetings....

Beth Cusack
Feb 15, 20223 min read
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Do We Treat Someone Like Neon?
neon signs contain noble gases hoping to float free into space This haiku is why I find that creative writing becomes a channel for me to...

Beth Cusack
Feb 14, 20223 min read
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Do or Be, Ant or Grasshopper? A reflection on my favorite Aesop's Fable
“The Ants and the Grasshopper” fable by Aesop resonates with me on many levels. http://read.gov/aesop/052.html I think that I relate to...

Beth Cusack
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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Why I Dropped Facebook but Kept Twitter
The top reasons I dropped Facebook 1. Little original content: I'd scroll through my feed of people I follow and find little original...

Beth Cusack
Oct 16, 20213 min read
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Poetry as Activism for Women in Society
Today I wrote this haiku. I was thinking of how to put the word prompts borrow and aim together. On the surface, I thought of a benign...

Beth Cusack
Sep 29, 20212 min read
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Tips for Writing to Hold Elected Officials Accountable
So recently I've been maintaining a correspondence through email with POTUS, a governor, a county judge, commissioners, several...

Beth Cusack
Sep 15, 20212 min read
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Writing as Activism: My Current Jam
I don't feel calmer these days. But I feel hopeful. I feel engaged in the community more. Some global and local situations call for...

Beth Cusack
Aug 29, 20212 min read
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Before I Hit the Button...
Here's some questions I ask myself before I post something on social media or engaging in a debate: Am I telling someone what I think or...

Beth Cusack
Jul 15, 20213 min read
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It starts with a handful of lint
Today, I gathered up the handful of lint I've been collecting on top of the dryer. I put the lint back and felt inspired to write. I...

Beth Cusack
Mar 22, 20214 min read
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