TOASTING WITHOUT THE ALCOHOL COMPILATION AND COMMENTARY BY LUCY WARNER DECEMBER 30, 2019 MOST AMERICANS HAVE HEARD OF THE ORGANIZATION CALLED TOASTMASTERS, WHOSE MEMBERS MEET SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH OR MORE OFTEN TO GIVE SPEECHES AND WORK TOGETHER ON STYLE AND SUBJECT. I ATTENDED A GROUP FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. IT IS A LITTLE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME, BUT I ENJOYED IT THOROUGHLY AND WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO OTHERS. FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING IS UP THERE WITH FEAR OF HEIGHTS WITH MANY PEOPLE. IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO IT MORE DEEPLY, THERE ARE ALSO COMPETITIONS UP TO THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. THE RESULT OF LISTENING TO THE SPEECHES ON A REGULAR BASIS IS THAT WE ENCOUNTER A WIDE VARIETY OF IDEAS BEING SERVED FORTH FOR OUR CONTEMPLATION. IT IS AN OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH STIMULANT – IDEAS, ACTIVITY, COMPANIONSHIP AND CONFIDENCE. WE NEED MORE OF THAT IN THE USA. WE ARE GOOD PEOPLE UP TO A CERTAIN POINT, BUT ARE TOO OFTEN LACKING IN VOLUNTARY, AND CERTAINLY IMPROVING,
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DECEMBER 26, 2019 NEWS AND VIEWS THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE. THIS REPUBLICAN TOOK $21,500 AND $4,000 IN SEPARATE CHECKS FOR HIS CAMPAIGN AND NOW, MIRACULOUSLY, THE FAMILY’S SON HAS BEEN PARDONED ON A SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A NINE YEAR OLD GIRL. http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/fbi-reportedly-interested-bevins-scandalous-pardons-kentucky FBI reportedly interested in Bevin’s scandalous pardons in Kentucky 12/26/19 08:40 AM—UPDATED 12/26/19 11:13 AM By Steve Benen PHOTOGRAPH -- Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks during the Indiana Republican Party Spring Dinner, April 21, 2016, in Indianapolis. Photo by Darron Cummings/AP After narrowly losing his re-election bid last month, Kentucky’s then-governor, Republican Matt Bevin, turned his attention to criminal-justice issues, issuing hundreds of controversial pardons and commutations, benefiting a wide range of convicted criminals, including murderers and a man convicted of raping a child . A l