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3 weeks ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Lib Campbell
The Zillow listing for our house notes a WIC, which stands for walk-in closet. In most other houses, it probably is. Not in my house. The closet was designed by my all-time favorite architect, who told me, “If this closet is not big enough for you, you do not have a storage problem, you have a behavior problem.” Bingo. That’s me. I would not say I’m a hoarder. I am an enthusiastic gatherer. I save. I thrift. I keep sentimental treasures. In one corner of the closet, I have art supplies.
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1 month ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Lib Campbell
When the voices of justice are silenced, who will carry the mantle forward? Between the deaths of Pope Francis, Jimmy Carter and John Lewis, we have lost huge voices for justice. We see how their silence affects us. Justice has become a quaint word as if it belongs to a bygone era, relegated to the heart of dreamers. When Pope […]
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1 month ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Lib Campbell
In the wake of the wildest week on Wall Street, after hundreds of executive orders and tariffs were enacted with reckless abandon, Americans and allies are fearful of the resulting economy. Poorly thought-out policy is wrecking our reputation. Now it is wrecking our economy. Who can stop this or at least slow it down? Our Congress is a coequal branch […]
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2 months ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Lib Campbell
Husband Tom, my resident politico, once told me, “Anybody who comes in and wants to slash Social Security is committing political suicide.” He sticks by his statement. We are going to find out in real time if it is true. The slash and burn of the administrative state is well underway. The budget resolution passed by Congress will add $6 […]
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2 months ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Lib Campbell
On “60 Minutes,” Scott Pelley told the story of the cancellation of the U.S. Marine Band collaboration and concert between talented young musicians and the Marine Band members. The United States Marine Band was founded in 1798. Since that time, the band has performed in the White House for everything from parties to inaugurations. This year, the Marines judged an audition for young musicians to play with the band.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Lib Campbell
When news broke that the Trump $5 million “gold card” visa was coming to the marketplace in a few weeks, I nearly choked on my Cheerios. The president’s pitch was that this card would replace the EB-5 visa card that allows immigrants to invest in U.S. companies as a pathway to citizenship. America could use the extra wealth to pay […]
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Lib Campbell
Many of us saw the impassioned speech Thom Tillis made on the Senate floor. He was statesmanlike as he named Putin the dictator who invaded Ukraine, pillaging, raping, killing and bombing innocent people in a power grab like the world hasn’t seen in about 70 years. As I listened, I kept waiting for him to say, with courage, “Mr. Trump, […]
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Lib Campbell
Time Magazine ran a cover picture of Elon Musk sitting behind the Resolute Desk with the presidential flag and the United States flag framing him. A picture is worth a thousand words. The press conference in the Oval Office showed Musk standing at the right hand of Trump, fending off questions and outlining the plan of restructuring the government while his four-year-old son, X, tells the president to “shush.” It is increasingly clear Elon Musk is running our government.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Lib Campbell
In the aftermath of World War II, the United States was recognized as a global leader and a reliable neighbor in the rebuilding of Europe through the Marshall Plan. We were the good guys. We were trustworthy trade partners. The global stage was set for the second half of the 20th century. In 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall “proposed […]
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Lib Campbell
We all knew what Donald Trump’s intent was. Half of us voted for him knowing his hopes of being a dictator on day one. The first few days of this second term bear out all we have known about his cruelty, his disdain for the law and accountability under the law. I must say, the pardoning of all the Jan. 6 seditionists is an extreme I did not expect. Unleashing the most violent of the insurrectionists is a betrayal of the same people Trump took an oath to protect.
