On the way to school this morning, my daughter casually mentioned that one of her friend’s father’s carries his hunting gun with him wherever he goes. In querying how she learned this, my daughter said “because she told us at lunch.” My third-grade daughter continued that he has a piece of paper that says he […]
RadioActive! July 26 – The Invisible War
On July 20, “The Invisible War” opened at the Tower Theatre in Salt Lake City. I had the privilege of introducing the film and participating in the Q&A with Geralyn. The following week, along with Chris Gedney, a retired Air Force Intelligence Officer, Breeze Hannaford, a clinical social work at the VA Hospital and Holly […]
Female Vets Running for Congress: Into Double Digits
Hot off the press, a great article in Time Magazine’s Battleland Blog by retired Navy Capt. Darlene Iskra, PhD about Women Vets running for Congress. Turns out that there are 10 of us. For those who like to analyze data here is the breakdown of who is running: By service: 4 Army, 5 Air Force […]
Women Veterans Running for Congress
I’m so honored to be featured in Time Magazine’s Battleland Blog along with 3 other amazing women veterans seeking to serve their country in public office. Women hold 70 of the 435 seats in the US Congress, just slightly more than 16%. A mere 17 women hold one of 100 seats in the US Senate. […]
“Liz–Are you for Real?”
Recently invited to be a contributing writer on Time Magazine’s Battleland Blog, I was fortunate enough to be given a real juicy piece of steak to chew on for my first piece. This is a great opportunity to be a part of such a storied magazine. Watch this video of Liz Trotta of Fox News […]
All in: Paula Broadwell about General David Petraeus
This week Paula Broadwell, my friend, announced her new book, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus (Penguin Press, 2012) which covers the transformational leadership of General David Petraeus. This book, Paula’s first, has been three years in development with much of that time spent embedded with Petraeus’ and his staff in Afghanistan. In […]
A Hidden Battlefield–Inside the Barracks
Forget the creepy guys in trench coats—the Penn State University and the Roman Catholic sex abuse scandals remind us that it’s harder than you might imagine identifying a rapist and sex offender within an institutional cathedral. Put that perpetrator in military uniform or clerical apparel and we want to deny it is even possible. Be […]
Real Women Run. It is Time to Enter the Race.
While Colorado leads the nation with 41% of that state’s 100-seat legislature comprised of women, Utah’s state legislature has only 18 women elected to its 104 seats, and nationally ranks near the bottom at 43rd with 17%. An anomaly among western states, Utah is bucking the trend of female leadership in the political process. The […]