by Kelli Donley | Oct 14, 2008 | Arizona, Community, Journal, Politico
I took a friend to see a lawyer yesterday. About a decade ago, when she was a small girl and far too young to know what poor decisions were being made on her behalf, her parents left Mexico and drove the family to the United States illegally. They settled in Arizona,...
by Kelli Donley | May 20, 2008 | Arizona, Community, Journal, Politico, Reduce
You may have heard of the Farm Bill; it’s been in the American news a bunch lately. Last week the Senate approved it by a large margin. The House passed it a day earlier. Today it is supposed to reach President Bush’s desk, where it is anticipated he will...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 15, 2008 | Journal, Politico
We entered this version of the Iraqi war five years ago this week. No one could have guessed (although I’m pretty sure we pay a couple branches to do just that) how miserable the last 60 months would pass. Initially, it seemed like we’d made the best...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 12, 2008 | Journal, Politico
I’d be remiss if I let this whole Spitzer thing pass without throwing in my two cents. And those two cents would be spent as follows: 1. Dragging his wife from the podium where she keeps “standing behind her man” into reality to remind her that hey!...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 5, 2008 | Get Fit, Journal, Politico, Reuse
We are one step closer today to having Madame President, who would be sworn in by our Madame Speaker of the House and holy moly I can barely contain the feminist in me from doing cartwheels around the office. Yahoo! To celebrate Spring, the changing of the political...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 23, 2008 | Community, Journal, June Cleaver, Politico
Last night I decided to drive to Ceasar Chavez High School to hear Hillary speak.The high school is only a 12 mile straight shot west from my house, but with the rally traffic it took more than an hour to get there. Finally fed up with yet another hour of my life...
