Stacie Sherman

Nov 22, 2024 | briellesvoice.wordpress.com | Stacie Sherman

I had my ex-husband and his wife over the other night for wine, beer and charcuterie. This doesn’t happen often. In fact, it was the first time. But it was needed and healing. And a bit unreal. Our anxious adult son, who was working at the time, kept texting my ex to ask if everything was OK. So we sent him this photo:Divorce is tough. It was really tough when we split in 2005 after seven years of marriage. Our kids were 4 and 5.

Nov 11, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Stacie Sherman |Gregory Korte

The vast majority of elections in the US are guided by plurality rule: Each voter selects one candidate, and the person with the most votes wins. Critics say this system, while simple to grasp, means voters can’t fully express their views when more than two candidates are running for an office. An alternative way to vote, called ranked-choice voting, allows voters to rank candidates from favorite to least favorite. Attention focused on the system after the Nov.

Nov 11, 2024 | bnnbloomberg.ca | Stacie Sherman |Gregory Korte

(Bloomberg) -- The vast majority of elections in the US are guided by plurality rule: Each voter selects one candidate, and the person with the most votes wins. Critics say this system, while simple to grasp, means voters can’t fully express their views when more than two candidates are running for an office. An alternative way to vote, called ranked-choice voting, allows voters to rank candidates from favorite to least favorite. Attention focused on the system after the Nov.

Oct 13, 2024 | briellesvoice.wordpress.com | Stacie Sherman

Lately I feel like there’s a clock counting down the days until Brielle is no longer living at home with me and my husband. Even though we have no set day or time or place for when Brielle leaves us and moves into a residential program, the fact that we have been approved for funding means it is no longer something extremely vague and far into the future. It’s coming, and we’re not ready.

Oct 4, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Stacie Sherman

In this year’s Nov. 5 general election in the US, voters in a handful of states will go beyond selecting their preferred candidates. They’ll also vote on how to determine the winner of future races. The vast majority of elections in the US are guided by plurality rule: Each voter selects one candidate, and the person with the most votes wins. Critics say this system, while simple to grasp, means voters can’t fully express their views when more than two candidates are running for an office.