Compassion, mercy, love, and hospitality are for everyone: the native born and the foreigner, the members of the community and the newcomer. We are all considered “strangers” somewhere but let us commit to not permit that place be in our presence. When strangers cross your path, welcome them, give them your smile. Treat the stranger to your community as you would like to be treated when you are new to a community.

No one leaves their homeland without a reason. Some flee because of persecution or violence or exploitation. Some leave their homeland because of natural disaster. Some come to our community out of love to provide a better life for their family. Some may just be visiting. Regardless of why they are among us, welcome them with open arms and an open heart.

Acknowledge that while welcoming the stranger can be is risky and takes courage but remember the joys and the hopes of doing so outweigh the challenges. Recognize that all persons are entitled to dignity and respect as human beings. All those in our community and our country, including the stranger, while subject to our laws, none should be subject to hostility or discrimination.

Respect and honor the reality that the stranger may be of a different faith or hold beliefs different than yours or your community. Respect the right of the stranger to practice their own faith freely. Build bridges between the stranger and yourself. Through example, encourage others to do the same. Make an effort to not only welcome the stranger but also to listen to them, to understand them. Let differences between you and strangers be enlightening to you, enrichening your life and experiences.

Speak out for social justice for the stranger as you would for those already within your life. Stand up against hostility toward the stranger through your words and deeds. Do not keep silent when seeing others, even leaders in society when they speak ill of strangers or when pre-judging them. Don’t let the stranger be excluded or wronged or oppressed. Encourage those around you to welcome the stranger.

Understand that when a stranger enters your sphere, there are two strangers, you are a stranger too. You have a choice. Don’t remain a stranger. Don’t allow others to remain strangers. Both of your lives will be enriched if you make the right choice, if you take positive action. It will be difficult during this pandemic but you can find a way. It will be worth your effort.

Strangers are friends just waiting to happen.

Dick Gale, President

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Major issues have dominated the news cycles for the last six months. The Trump Virus aka Covid-19 has been front and center and for good reason. Everyone has been negatively affected by it, even those who haven’t yet contracted it yet. It has changed the way we go about our daily lives, kept us from seeing family and friends and limited travel. It has caused many to change vacation plans, wedding plans, reunion plans. It has affected the education of our children. It took away one of our favorite diversions, sports, which is still struggling to recover. Because the Trump administration was so slow to react, we will be impacted by the virus for years to come. We have reached the point where almost every American knows someone personally who has contracted the Trump virus.

Then the killing of George Floyd happened. It was such a horrific event that it was not only able to break through the Trump virus news but set of waves of protests against racism in this country. The public has become more aware of not just unacceptable acts of racism but of the way systemic racism is entrenched in our society, how discrimination against people of color is written into our very laws.

And the economy has been part of the current news cycle because of the effect of the Trump virus. Millions have lost their jobs. Millions have been unable to pay their rent. While the Federal Government has provided a temporary fix for the rent issue by not allowing evictions. It is a temporary fix at best designed to hide just how devastating this recession until after the November election. Bread lines reminiscent of the 1929 Great Depression have sprung up. The economy was a house of cars, propped up by unsustainable policies before the Trump virus hit. Republicans have been struggling even to agree among themselves on a plan to help Americans survive through the pandemic.

What has been largely ignored by these news items in 2020 is that global warming continues. From the British Independent “Despite the warnings, we’re heading into a climate catastrophe utterly ill-prepared. Remind you of anything? The government has now been told it must prepare for a terrifying 4-degree centigrade rise in global temperatures – the point at which organized society will start to break down.” Past computer models have predicted the effects of global warming and have proved to be very accurate. What is disconcerting is that the models have been a little too conservative. The actual effects are close to the predicted worst-case scenario. Science Daily reports that parts of the Pacific Ocean could lose up to 80% of marine species, a critical source of food for many people. From USA Today “The report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change describes a cycle in which the problems of land degradation and climate change exacerbate each other to make land and climate less livable. The cycle is accelerating, NASA climate scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig, a report co-author, told The Associated Press. The threat of climate change affecting people’s food on their dinner table is increasing.” We are still early in the hurricane season. The recent hurricane Isaias is the 9th named hurricane this year. From Weather.com “So we’re on a record early hurricane season pace for named storms, or about 9 weeks ahead of an average season, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As we have seen from the Trump pandemic, the current administration is incapable of responding to a crisis. We simply cannot expect this administration to be responsible to address climate change. They don’t even recognize it is real. On December 6, 2013 Trump said “Ice storm rolls from Texas to Tennessee – I’m in Los Angeles and it’s freezing. Global warming is a total and very expensive hoax!” Remember he called the current pandemic a hoax too. The only way to keep the world safe from global warming is to vote Trump out of office.

-Dick Gale

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This past Saturday was the 76th anniversary of D-Day. The 15,500 men of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were dropped into Normandy at night. Another 57,500 soldiers landed at Utah and Omaha beaches at sunrise, bringing the American number to 73,000. Along with British and Canadian troops, the number of Allies totaled about 156,000. Germany, under Hitler, had swallowed up most of Europe and while by June of 1944, was retreating from Russia, it was only because Hitler was keeping many troops in France to repel the expected invasion of the Allies. Hitler’s Germany presented the greatest threat to freedom and democracy that America has ever experienced…until now. The oath taken by all military service personnel states: “I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Today we have an even greater threat from a domestic source; an erratic, mentality challenged, narcissistic President who has clearly demonstrated a total lack of leadership. You don’t need to take my word for it, read the complete article printed in the Atlantic by a highly decorated Marine General and former Defense Secretary, General James Mattis.

President Roosevelt gave the military-specific goals and left the planning and details to the professionals, the military. He gave General Eisenhower one goal, WIN, and tell me what you need. Roosevelt provided the leadership on the home front and let Eisenhower manage the war. Roosevelt rallied the American people, brought them together, rationing critical materials such as sugar, meat, coffee, typewriters, fuel oil, gasoline, rubber, and automobiles. Food rationing probably affected most Americans the most. Each American was issued a book of ration coupons each month. Rationed goods were assigned a price and point value. American’s were asked to grow “freedom gardens” to help save food for the 16,000,000 Americans in uniform who served in the war. Roosevelt united the American people.

The war could have easily been lost. A beach landing like Normandy is a big risk. An overwhelming force is needed. Hitler had the military strength to thwart the invasion. Fortunately for America and the world, Hitler thought he knew more than the generals. He refused to allow his generals to reposition troops without his personal approval and thus a weak and delayed response to the invasion allowed the invasion to succeed. We have a President today that thinks he knows more than the generals, knows more than his advisors, who thinks his instincts are infallible. But look at what some of his generals and advisors, both current and former are now saying. Current Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have resisted Trump’s push to invoke a 19th-century law that would allow him to deploy active-duty military troops in American cities. Former Secretary of State under George W. Bush, Gen. Colin Powell denounced President Trump for “drifting away from the Constitution” this past Sunday and praised the national protest movement sweeping the country after the police killing of George Floyd. The retired war hero said Trump has completely lost control of the country with his mishandling of the protests and the coronavirus pandemic. John Kelly, President Donald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff and a retired Marine Corps general, said on Friday that he agreed with former Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ assessment that Trump was harming the U.S. Kelly said that Mattis was right to raise the alarm about Trump sending in active-duty troops to quash protests. Mattis had long been reluctant to publicly criticize Trump but broke his silence this week after Trump called for the military to “dominate the streets” and had peaceful protesters cleared from the White House perimeter with tear gas so he could have a photo-op at St. John’s Church. Kelly also alluded to deficiencies in Trump’s character. “I think we need to look harder at who we elect,” Kelly said, adding, “I think we should look at people that are running for office and put them through the filter: What is their character like? What are their ethics?”

General Mattis wrote in The Atlantic, “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us,” Mattis writes. “We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens, to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children.”

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The following is (allegedly) the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners.

7. Name the 2nd and 3rd man to step foot on the moon.

How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second rate achievers. They are the best in their fields.

Here’s another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special!

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

The lesson:The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials… the most money… or the most awards. They are simply the ones that care the most. In today’s world, the ones that care the most are those who put themselves at risk for the benefit of you and others, nurses, doctors, first responders, those who willingly wear masks to protect not themselves but you. What kind of person are you? What kind of difference are you making in the lives of others? At some time in the future will anyone name you as having made a positive impact in their life? John F Kennedy said “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.

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It is natural for most people to want to be in charge of their own life, to make their own choices. But often through life we are not in charge. Someone else makes the choice for us. Parents make all the decisions for their small children.

It is always interesting to watch children grow and try to wrestle control of their lives from their parents. Toddlers often refuse to eat as a form of trying to gain some control over a small part of their life. It doesn’t take children long to learn how to manipulate their parents or which parent to ask for permission. Child psychologists have long advocated giving children a small choice as part of exercising control over the larger issue. Children eventually grow into adults and have control over much of their lives.

Adults can usually understand what choices are not available to them, to realize that becoming a rocket scientist or a professional athlete may not be within their grasp. But for most adults choosing where to live, what to eat, what movies or TV channel are decisions they routinely make. If they are smart, adults will seek advice from those who may have better skills or more knowledge. Some decisions have major impacts on our lives or even on the lives of others, choices involving education, vocation, marriage.

Learning to manage risk vs reward choices becomes important. Aging brings challenges to being in control, to being in charge. Physical and mental declines leaves many aging adults with fewer choices and sometimes mean someone else is having to make choices for them. Some elderly lose their financial independence and thus control over their living conditions. Who’s in charge also applies to other aspects of life.

How much leeway is an employee given by their boss? How much compromise exists within a marriage? I like to joke that my wife and I have an agreement. She gets to make all of the small decisions and I get to make the big ones. This has worked for 38 years although so far there haven’t been any big decisions. The desire to control our own lives is a fundamental human trait. It is stressful not to have control. Many people have lost some of that control with the current Covid-19 virus pandemic.

Freedoms we have taken for granted are now limited. We are asked to make significant changes to our daily routine to keep ourselves safe and perhaps more importantly to keep others safe. I’m not surprised that some have allowed the loss of control of their economic security to influence their actions and act selfishly, refusing to cooperate with social distancing. I guess I am surprised that so many have acted so unselfishly and have joined the effort to minimize the effects of the pandemic.

My hope is that this pandemic will inspire people to demand changes to our national approach to health care. Many have lost their jobs through no fault of their own which means they have also lost their health insurance. Employee health insurance accounts for 55% of all health insurance. There will always be ups and downs in the economy. A person’s health should not be tied to the rollercoaster of business cycles.

This pandemic makes obvious the fact that your wellness is directly connected to the wellness of everyone with whom you come in contact. The only answer to keep the next pandemic manageable (and there will be another) is universal healthcare. Keeping our neighbors healthy is in our best interest. Be in charge.

If you feel this pandemic has taken charge of your life, take back control. Vote for those who support universal healthcare. It will make the next virus much less destructive.

Dick Gale

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I am writing this article on Easter Sunday, right in the middle of Passover, and just before Ramadan. The Hindu holiday Holi was in early March. These are all spring holidays and each of these religions celebrate a new beginning with these holidays. Easter celebrates a new life after death. Passover is a time of reflection and joy when we emerge from our cocoon of doubt to fly freely on the wings of faith. It is the celebration of the Jews being freed from Egypt known as the Exodus, a new life after slavery. Ramadan is a time when Muslims can reconnect with God and begin a new chapter in their life. Spring is such a wonderful time with blossoms and flowers. Spring is a time of joy and celebration.

Yet many of us cannot enjoy our traditional celebrations today. We are sequestering, avoiding our friends and family, hoping to avoid catching the Covid-19 virus, and wondering when all this will end. But as all of these religions teach, there is hope. If we do our part, if we listen to the experts, the health professionals, we will get through this together.

The Water Beetle

Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads there lived a little water beetle in a community of water beetles. They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond. Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and would never be seen again. They knew when this happened; their friend was dead, gone forever. Then, one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge to climb up that stem. However, he was determined that he would not leave forever. He would come back and tell his friends what he had found at the top.

When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad, he was so tired, and the sun felt so arm, that he decided he must take a nap. As he slept, his body changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body designed for flying. So, fly he did! And, as he soared he saw the beauty of a whole new world and a far superior way of life to what he had never known existed. Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking by now he was dead. He wanted to go back and explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been before.

His life had been fulfilled rather than ended. But, his new body would not go down into the water. He could not get back to tell his friends the good news. Then he understood that their time would come, when they, too, would know what he now knew. So, he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new life!

My hope is that we come out the other side of this pandemic with lessons learned, that under regulated capitalism will never respond effectively to major disasters, that we must plan in advance and stockpile equipment. Covid-19 has shown us that our plans were not sufficient and our response was woefully inadequate. Simply put “too little and too late”. The tax breaks for the wealthy have led us to this disaster and if not reversed will keep us from doing better the next time.

If we don’t learn our lesson for this disaster, we will be unprepared for the next one whether it be another virus or climate change, or earthquake or whatever. And we need to elect a President with compassion and the leadership skills to lead this effort. If only the current President would have given the same priority to this pandemic that he gave to the wall.

Dick Gale

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When I was asked to write a weekly article representing the local Democrats of Hemet-San Jacinto for the Chronicle, I worried that I would run out of topics on which to write. The old “Good News – bad News” applies. The good news is that I haven’t had a problem thinking of topics, the bad news is that there are so many critical topics that it is hard to decide which to choose. Climate change is impacting Australia, causing increased severe storms, affecting our food supply, making hundreds of species close to extinction. Each of those could be a single topic. Of course the constant chaos in the White House is always a topic. The impeachment trial starts this week but we all know proven facts will be ignored by the majority in the Senate. Transparency means nothing to the current administration and the President continues to hide applicable documents and prevent witnesses from testifying. Those are deserving topics. Announced this week, nutrition guidelines for public schools will be reduced. This administration has been eliminating environment protections for our air and water. Current foreign policy offers multiple topics from Russian interference in our elections to nuclear proliferation. Monday we celebrated Martin Luther King Day but racial hatred and intolerance are still in the news virtually every day. So many topics, so little time. I will put all of these topics on the back burner and save them for a future week. This week I want to mention the National March for women that occurred all across America this past Saturday.

Hemet and San Jacinto women (and men) marched at Gibbel Park in solidarity with women across the world. They were marching for equality and to recognize that this year marks the 100^th anniversary of their right to vote. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote, a right known as women’s suffrage, was ratified on August 18, 1920, ending almost a century of protest. However, women are still treated a second class citizens in many ways. Women suffer from sexual predators far too frequently. I miss having Barrack Obama as an example of how to treat women. Equal pay for women is still not the norm. Make no mistake we have come a long way over the past few decades but we still have a long way to go. It is hard to imagine that just eight decades ago my mother, a public school teacher, had to get permission from the school board to get married and not lose her job. Until the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), being a woman of child bearing age was treated like a pre-existing condition for insurance purposes. The Supreme Court was established in 1789 but it took almost 200 years for Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first woman on the court. It took 183 years for the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Hattie Caraway became the first woman to win election to the Senate (Arkansas), in 1932. No woman has been chosen to be Majority Leader. It took 218 years for Nancy Pelosi to become the first woman Speaker of the House. We have yet to have a woman President. Could this be the year?

A female neighbor of mine back in the 1960s, an active feminist, had a favorite saying. “Behind every successful woman is a man………..who tried to hold her back”.

Dick Gale
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A child is the most precious of all gifts. Nelson Mandela said “Children are our greatest treasure.” As the holidays approach our focus turns to children, and thoughts of Santa, elves, reindeer, and stockings. We decorate trees and cookies, we wrap gifts. Holiday specials and ads about toy-drives flood our TV screens. Of course there is also the Grinch and Scrooge. What are your memories of the holidays? Are they positive? Are they of a special gift or family gathering? I had a grandfather that was married on Christmas day in 1901. Christmas was an emotional time for him. I have a daughter who was born at 6:00 am Christmas morning which is my favorite memory of course.

Unfortunately not all children are able to enjoy the holidays. Poverty, hunger, discrimination, abuse and the like are all too prevalent in America. 18% of children live in poverty in America. Poverty affects nutrition and nutrition affects the ability to learn and thrive, to enjoy life. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has tried to address child hunger by providing access to food for low income families. It has been proven that children both behave and learn better when they have an adequate breakfast. The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) helps keep the children healthy and well-fed through the rest of the school day and further increases their learning ability.

There are other issues which negatively affect children. Climate Change is one of them. A great article in the November 25, 2019 Time Magazine under “The Brief Health” states that children’s bodies are not equipped to deal with hot weather as efficiently as adults. Children’s immune systems are not fully developed so the increased bacterial growth resulting from higher temperatures negatively affects them. Global warming is reducing the duration of growing seasons for maize, rice and spring wheat, three crops very important to our food supply. In addition, warmer ocean water is causing a reduction in fish stocks. In short, children are disproportionately negatively affected by climate change.

As we go through this holiday season give special consideration to our children and as we go through the political year ahead continue to give consideration for children by supporting candidates who want to address climate change and to provide adequate funding for social programs that help children. By doing so you will be supporting America’s children. Don’t be like Scrooge, be like Santa.

Dick Gale
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I realize that while you are reading this, Veteran’s Day has passed, but I am writing this on Veteran’s Day, so I’m sharing my thoughts.

Now in my 70s, I have had the privilege to know several WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans. They all have something in common: courage and love for our country. Yesterday I witnessed someone anonymously pay for the dinner of a Korean veteran at a Hemet restaurant (He was wearing a Korean veteran hat). Some local restaurants are offering a free meal to veterans today. Our local park is decorated with hundreds of American flags. A special ceremony is being held at the Riverside National Cemetery. We all owe a debt of gratitude to those who have served, especially those who served in a combat zone. There are many ways for you to show your appreciation for the sacrifices our veterans have made.  I believe that you should vote for the candidate that best serves our Veterans, and I’m proud of our current Congressman Ruiz.

I recently attended a ceremony at the Riverside National Cemetery to honor an elderly veteran who died with no known family or close relatives. Our local American Legion, Post 53, sent their motorcycle group to escort the body to the cemetery and many members attended the service. If you are a veteran you should consider joining our local American Legion post and support those members who were physically or mentally impacted by their service. Last Memorial Day I attended the annual ceremony at the cemetery and photographed an elderly couple strolling among the hundreds of flags which had been placed at each grave. I don’t know if he or she was a veteran or if they were visiting the grave of their child buried there. Perhaps they were visiting the plot provided to them as veterans.

I encourage each of you to find your own way to recognize our heroes. Both you and the veterans will be the better for your recognition.

Dick Gale
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Climate change is causing problems all over the world. NASA reports that the planet’s average surface temperature has risen about 1.62 degrees; that the five warmest years on record have taken place since 2010; that the temperature of our oceans has warmed more than 0.4 degrees since 1969; that between Greenland and Antarctica glaciers have lost over 400 billion tons of ice since 1995 and that sea level has risen about 8 inches in the last century. (climate.nasa.gov)/evidence).

The animal kingdom has also felt the effects of climate change. The natural territories of species are warming, causing a decline in their populations. Breeding beaches of seashore species are being flooded. Predictions are that many species will become extinct in the near future. Popular Mechanics reports that climate change could seriously weaken our U.S. Military. Rising temperatures and increased rainfall resulting from climate change is helping spread tropical diseases. Every place on the globe is feeling the effects of climate change and the Hemet–San Jacinto valley is no exception.

In California we have seen a significant increase in both the number and intensity of wildfires. Fire season used to be limited to a few a months, but now, virtually the entire year is “fire season.” Yale Climate Connections reported, in November of 2018, that that season was California’s most costly and destructive fire season ever recorded, and that six of the ten most destructive wildfires have occurred in the last 3 years. 2019 is shaping up to be even more costly. Just last week, extreme Santa Ana conditions contributed to several fires in the local area. Warmer temperatures dry out soil and vegetation providing more fuel. Climate change in Southern California is shortening our rainy season. Climate change slows the jet stream causing more heat waves.

A news report of just a few days ago covered the rising cost of homeowner’s insurance due to the increased fire. Policies of homes in fire-prone areas are being denied or cancelled by insurers. When insurance is available, it is quickly skyrocketing in cost. Even if you do not live in a fire-prone area, your home owner’s insurance is going to rise as insurance companies have to pay out for ever-increasing claims.

Simply put, climate change is affecting all of us here in the valley. I have never understood single-issue voting, where one and only one issue determines your vote, but climate change is such a serious issue and the dangers of not addressing the issue will be so catastrophic, that I encourage you to consider voting in next year’s elections for only those who want to aggressively address climate change.

Dick Gale
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