The Hinckley Hypocrisy Follow Up… Last June, I wrote a piece about the backlash over John Hinckley Jr’s growing popularity on his YouTube channel, where he plays guitar and sings music that he wrote. The Hinckley backlash was over the fact that he had tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in the early 80’s and …
Author Archives: Ruth Utnage
Regulate…
Regulate… I’ve been on a kick for a few months that’s emerged in some of my writings about how sick-to-death I am with the ineffective prison living unit staff we have in charge of compliance, discipline and the general good, safe order of our housing. Rules have been shattered time and again without any consequence, …
Stop Networking, Start Listening To People
I have read a lot about networking and to be frank, none of it helped me achieve my goals. In fact, it made me look a little desperate. It wasn’t until I gave up on expanding my network for professional reasons that I began to see results in my professional life. I found a key …
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Where are the voices now?
Where are the voices now? by Wesley Johnston Watching what is happening in a small country 6,000 miles away is so disheartening. One day the people of this country are living their lives like everyone else. Getting up and going to work. Making breakfast for their children. Washing clothes. Kids going to school. Doing …
Refugee Crisis…
Refugee Crisis… It’s been 80 years since there was a refugee crisis in Europe as big as the growing one from Ukraine, only last seen during World War II. The images are horrific of the war in the streets, the families being separated at the train stations, and the interviews with Ukrainian mothers with young …
COVID-19 EXPERIENCE WHILE LOOKING THRU BARS (part 3 of series).
COVID-19 EXPERIENCE WHILE LOOKING THRU BARS (part 3 of series). by Wesley R. Johnston “Human kindness” can be found if you just look around. People will go through life just living the best they can. Often, they only see what they have interest in. That is, they will miss things for no other reason …
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112 Days – Prison to President Bidens Sister
112 Days – Prison to President Bidens Sister 112 days ago I was sitting inside a prison cell wondering if all the work I did up to that point meant anything. I finally feel like I can talk about it. All the long hours studying. The tears falling from my body in angst as …
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COVID-19 EXPERIENCE WHILE LOOKING THRU BARS (part 2 of series).
COVID-19 EXPERIENCE WHILE LOOKING THRU BARS (part 2 of series). by Wesley R. Johnston We just came off the first of many lock downs. I do need to set straight a word that I have been using. “Lock Down”. This is used when something bad happens here. What has happened with COVID-19 is bad, but …
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COVID-19 EXPERIENCE WHILE LOOKING THRU BARS (part 3 of series).
COVID-19 EXPERIENCE WHILE LOOKING THRU BARS (part 2 of series). We just came off the first of many lock downs. I do need to set straight a word that I have been using. “Lock Down”. This is used when something bad happens here. What has happened with COVID-19 is bad, but not as bad as …
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For Those Who Judge Me
It is you who judges me? Lo, it was you whom pulled the trigger of the gun who’s bullet did graze my field Small child, knees bent into my chest wondering what it was I did that wronged thee Thou who judgeth me You have not seen what I have survived The trenches I have …