It's a beautiful day here in Middleton, WI, after some exciting thunder and lightning last night. The rain was music to my ears, and the fresh air this morning is a delight….

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  It’s my daughter’s birthday. I am en route to the blessed place that I labored for 36 hours to make it happen. My husband and I naively thought that we would be walking the 9 blocks to and from Meriter Hospital where she was born. No such luck…

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…Have you talked to Mitch in the last couple of days? He's got a lot on his plate and could use some encouragement. It's too bad that he fell and fractured his shoulder just when we need him to get busy with gun control….

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… do you agree with me that no one needs to be able to shoot 10 rounds without having to reload? According to Robert Spitzer writing in today's NYT the gun industry is about to release some lighter guns with "better anti-friction self-lubricating technology" that will enable them to shoot 40 - 100 rounds. You could start by banning those. It would be a small start but it would show that you are trying.

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…Given all that Dayton has been through, with the opioid epidemic, the terrible tornadoes in May and now this shooting, I hope you'll give Nan (The Mayor) some help with her immigration idea. It's the least you can do…

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… It was nice to see all of those folks involved in the trade negotiations celebrating at the WH yesterday. Don't you love it that the National CattleMEN's Beef Association is led by a woman from TN? Maybe next time, Jennifer Houston will bring you the cowboy hat you admired so much…

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… Your guy, Dr. Robert Redfield, proposed organizing syringe exchanges. I think that's a great idea, and seems like a bold move for a Republican. In the past, folks like Jesse Helms said, funding needle exchanges was like the government saying, "it’s not only all right to use drugs, but we’ll give you the needles.” …

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…Your meeting with Mongolian President Battulga Khaltmaatoday will be fascinating. You, two, have a lot in common, "tough" anti-establishment guys with business backgrounds which include some sketchy dealings…

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…I encourage you to take a look at the article in today's NYT about the closing of the Warroad Pioneer, the newspaper that has been serving a corner of northern MN for the last 121 years. The owner says that the“dire retail reconfiguration and exodus has had a catastrophic impact on this community newspaper.” Maybe you can do something about this…

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 So, you're in Jamestown to celebrate the first meeting of a representative assembly in 1619. I hope that you take VA Gov. Ralph Northam's word to heart, “We know our diversity is our strength, and we welcome immigrants, refugees and all those who, like those who stood on this spot 400 years ago, come to Virginia in search of a better life.”

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…This thing with Elijah Cummings (EEC) has gotten away from you and it's UGLY!!! … Is Mick Mulvaney correct when he says that your denigrating remarks about Baltimore were hyperbole? If so, please clarify what you really think of the Monumental City.

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So, my suggestion for the day is, if we want to keep seeing the reduction in crime that has been taking place for the past 30 years let's keep giving women access to family planning. That insures that babies will be born to parents who can care for them.

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I am somewhat bummed to read about Guatemala's President Jimmy Morales. How many TV stars are in positions of power these days? …Do you think he can be trusted to follow through on this asylum deal you worked out with him?

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Congratulations …. Mueller's appearance in Congress is over and nothing new or shocking was revealed. You dodged another bullet and are in the WH for the rest of your term. …

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Did you enjoy spending time with your buddy, WV Gov. Jim Justice (JCJ), yesterday? I had to smile when I read his remarks, "We really are real friends." Apparently, JCJ's $1.9 billion make him the wealthiest person in WV.

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