Here are our stories.
I was a WWII baby. Both of my uncles served in the Navy during the war. I grew up on the western slope of Colorado in a small farming community. All my family members were traditional Democrats. I was in high school when President Kennedy was assassinated and I was shocked.
After 3 years of college, I got married and moved to Oakland, California. That was certainly a cultural shock between Berkeley demonstrations, Black Panther Party, Civil Rights Movement and Anti-Vietnam War rallies. Ronald Reagan was governor of California at that time and I was upset that he would send troops to the Berkeley campus. I violated my grandmother’s advice, “The two things that will start a fight are religion and politics. Don’t talk about them.” But I did.
We later became one of those “Californians who moved to Denver”. I registered to vote as an Independent because I saw problems with both parties. Then after I became a Christian, I began to feel that the Republican party more represented my values and morals.
I have watched the Democratic Party become more in opposition to Christian values and more in line with Socialistic/Communistic goals. It seems that daily I read about government spending more and more dollars, telling more and more lies, taking more and more of our freedoms, supporting censorship, resisting any investigation of voting fraud, allowing violence in the streets and yet imprisoning US citizens without bail, trial, or details of their guilt. Something is drastically wrong!
I have visited several other countries and I have always returned wanting to get down and kiss the ground. I am thankful to live in the U.S.A. Only in America can you grow up in a small country community, get a scholarship to college, work in the president’s office of the largest banking system in California, work for the Colorado State Treasury and Colorado Commission on Higher Education, become a teacher in Denver Public Schools, start and run a Christian school, and retire in the country. That’s freedom!
We need to protect our country from those who seek to destroy it and make it into something else. We have to fight for freedom, fairness, and truth for all who still love this country and for those who look to the U.S. as the country that gives hope to the hopeless. I hope that the information we give you will cause you to think critically, search for the truth diligently and stand up boldly while speaking up and VOTING your conscience. My grandmother’s advice was true, but PATRIOTS are made for fighting.
Kathy Nunn
KLN writes National Politics, Local Politics, One Nation Under God, Socialism and others as noted
After 3 years of college, I got married and moved to Oakland, California. That was certainly a cultural shock between Berkeley demonstrations, Black Panther Party, Civil Rights Movement and Anti-Vietnam War rallies. Ronald Reagan was governor of California at that time and I was upset that he would send troops to the Berkeley campus. I violated my grandmother’s advice, “The two things that will start a fight are religion and politics. Don’t talk about them.” But I did.
We later became one of those “Californians who moved to Denver”. I registered to vote as an Independent because I saw problems with both parties. Then after I became a Christian, I began to feel that the Republican party more represented my values and morals.
I have watched the Democratic Party become more in opposition to Christian values and more in line with Socialistic/Communistic goals. It seems that daily I read about government spending more and more dollars, telling more and more lies, taking more and more of our freedoms, supporting censorship, resisting any investigation of voting fraud, allowing violence in the streets and yet imprisoning US citizens without bail, trial, or details of their guilt. Something is drastically wrong!
I have visited several other countries and I have always returned wanting to get down and kiss the ground. I am thankful to live in the U.S.A. Only in America can you grow up in a small country community, get a scholarship to college, work in the president’s office of the largest banking system in California, work for the Colorado State Treasury and Colorado Commission on Higher Education, become a teacher in Denver Public Schools, start and run a Christian school, and retire in the country. That’s freedom!
We need to protect our country from those who seek to destroy it and make it into something else. We have to fight for freedom, fairness, and truth for all who still love this country and for those who look to the U.S. as the country that gives hope to the hopeless. I hope that the information we give you will cause you to think critically, search for the truth diligently and stand up boldly while speaking up and VOTING your conscience. My grandmother’s advice was true, but PATRIOTS are made for fighting.
Kathy Nunn
KLN writes National Politics, Local Politics, One Nation Under God, Socialism and others as noted
I was born and raised in the great state of Colorado. Growing up in a blue collar, union home I learned many lessons about hard work. My mom was a rural route carrier for the post office, and my father a lineman for Sturgeon Electric. I saw both of my parents struggle to make ends meet at times. Yet all the while they instilled in me the middle class values that I try to emulate in my life. Regardless of how much or little we had, my parents impressed upon me the importance of service, self-sacrifice and community.
I remember vividly as a child when my dad would take my brother and I to the picket lines, where King Soopers workers were striking and trying to bargain for a livable wage. I had little understanding as a young person, why I was there handing out donuts and hot coffee to those strikers who were holding signs all along the picket lines. However, my father made it very clear to me that if we stood with them, they would in turn show up for him one day when the local chapter of I.B.E.W. needed support in their efforts to lobby for better working conditions. It was a lesson in collectivism. They loved their jobs, wanted the right to work, but they also knew that as Americans, they deserved what they were asking for. They were asking for a fair shake, a chance to provide for their families and all the while paving the way for better conditions and wages for the future workers who would follow.
So I spent most of my young life living in a democratic home, with left leaning parents, and I even registered as one when I was 18. However, it didn't take long to see the decline in the traditional foundations of American democracy, and the rise of current day progressive policies that I believe have brought forth a deterioration in the morals, values and ideals that this country was built on. My parents would learn these lessons as well as they saw the things they had worked hard for (social security among them) being absorbed by the federal government to pay for pet projects that only increased the national debt. It became a hard pill to swallow.
The importance of education, knowledge about my country, and learning from past mistakes were frequent dinner table conversations at our house. I learned very early on that knowledge was power, and that by understanding the past (both good and bad) ensured that we not repeat the mistakes that our elders had made. I would graduate from high school in a middle class neighborhood just north of Denver and go on to attend college at the University of Northern Colorado as a major in history, with an emphasis in secondary education.
I have spent the last 20 years of my life working in the public school system where I daily witness the liberal agenda of progressivism being impressed upon our young people. I have witnessed countless examples of educators teaching their personal politics, and not allowing for open discussion of all points of view to be heard in their classrooms. I resolve however, to speak out about the negative impact that this is having on teenagers as the public school system pushes the elements of Critical Race Theory, socialism and sub par achievement upon them. Young people are hungry to learn the truth and it is my sincere hope that I help them learn HOW to think, not WHAT to think.
I adhere to the philosophy that although we might not all agree on every issue that our country deals with, we could most assuredly LISTEN to each other's grievances and at the very least AGREEABLY DISAGREE. It is through debate, contemplation and revision that we come to an understanding about all sides of any issue. If I staunchly hold to the thought that I am right, and you are wrong, then we have missed the point of what the founding fathers were trying to establish when they formed this country. I hope that you will join us in our quest to fight for this country, even if it's just in our little part of Eastern Colorado. It's our duty to speak the truth in love, uphold the standards of righteousness and speak out against the things that weaken our country and our resolve.
Kasey Nunn
Web Designer
I remember vividly as a child when my dad would take my brother and I to the picket lines, where King Soopers workers were striking and trying to bargain for a livable wage. I had little understanding as a young person, why I was there handing out donuts and hot coffee to those strikers who were holding signs all along the picket lines. However, my father made it very clear to me that if we stood with them, they would in turn show up for him one day when the local chapter of I.B.E.W. needed support in their efforts to lobby for better working conditions. It was a lesson in collectivism. They loved their jobs, wanted the right to work, but they also knew that as Americans, they deserved what they were asking for. They were asking for a fair shake, a chance to provide for their families and all the while paving the way for better conditions and wages for the future workers who would follow.
So I spent most of my young life living in a democratic home, with left leaning parents, and I even registered as one when I was 18. However, it didn't take long to see the decline in the traditional foundations of American democracy, and the rise of current day progressive policies that I believe have brought forth a deterioration in the morals, values and ideals that this country was built on. My parents would learn these lessons as well as they saw the things they had worked hard for (social security among them) being absorbed by the federal government to pay for pet projects that only increased the national debt. It became a hard pill to swallow.
The importance of education, knowledge about my country, and learning from past mistakes were frequent dinner table conversations at our house. I learned very early on that knowledge was power, and that by understanding the past (both good and bad) ensured that we not repeat the mistakes that our elders had made. I would graduate from high school in a middle class neighborhood just north of Denver and go on to attend college at the University of Northern Colorado as a major in history, with an emphasis in secondary education.
I have spent the last 20 years of my life working in the public school system where I daily witness the liberal agenda of progressivism being impressed upon our young people. I have witnessed countless examples of educators teaching their personal politics, and not allowing for open discussion of all points of view to be heard in their classrooms. I resolve however, to speak out about the negative impact that this is having on teenagers as the public school system pushes the elements of Critical Race Theory, socialism and sub par achievement upon them. Young people are hungry to learn the truth and it is my sincere hope that I help them learn HOW to think, not WHAT to think.
I adhere to the philosophy that although we might not all agree on every issue that our country deals with, we could most assuredly LISTEN to each other's grievances and at the very least AGREEABLY DISAGREE. It is through debate, contemplation and revision that we come to an understanding about all sides of any issue. If I staunchly hold to the thought that I am right, and you are wrong, then we have missed the point of what the founding fathers were trying to establish when they formed this country. I hope that you will join us in our quest to fight for this country, even if it's just in our little part of Eastern Colorado. It's our duty to speak the truth in love, uphold the standards of righteousness and speak out against the things that weaken our country and our resolve.
Kasey Nunn
Web Designer
Boy do we live in interesting times. I can remember growing up as a young African American child playing with any and everyone. Never seeing others by their skin color but by their smile and content of their heart. Now we live in a time where everyone is in fear of offending based on an irrational movement that has caused division and lies.
Raised here in Colorado, I grew up in a household where political views were different and rarely spoken. I often avoided conversation about political views about what was going on in the world and even avoided paying attention to the news. It wasn’t until 9/11 that I was slightly awakened to the fact that the news was supposed to inform the public of the hurt that was going on in the world. Even then I was slightly awakened to the importance of finding out what was going on in the world rather than staying in my own world. Over time I noticed that even the news that was given could be confusing. One station stated one thing and then another would tell a different story. With this I was informed of the importance of not merely listening to others’ opinions but to seek and find the truth. I began to realize that if I did not search for truth I could be duped by anyone and fall for anything. These days we cannot afford to be oblivious and be like sheep just being led to the slaughter house. We should stand, inform, and encourage one another during these times.
As an elementary teacher I have the privilege of teaching and working side by side with parents in raising up strong critical thinkers. I have chosen to stand and share Christian morals, respect for authority, and the importance of seeing others with love and kindness. As I stand, I hope to encourage others to love the United States of America and stand for the principles for which this country was founded.
Alyssa Willis
AMW writes Homeschool page
Raised here in Colorado, I grew up in a household where political views were different and rarely spoken. I often avoided conversation about political views about what was going on in the world and even avoided paying attention to the news. It wasn’t until 9/11 that I was slightly awakened to the fact that the news was supposed to inform the public of the hurt that was going on in the world. Even then I was slightly awakened to the importance of finding out what was going on in the world rather than staying in my own world. Over time I noticed that even the news that was given could be confusing. One station stated one thing and then another would tell a different story. With this I was informed of the importance of not merely listening to others’ opinions but to seek and find the truth. I began to realize that if I did not search for truth I could be duped by anyone and fall for anything. These days we cannot afford to be oblivious and be like sheep just being led to the slaughter house. We should stand, inform, and encourage one another during these times.
As an elementary teacher I have the privilege of teaching and working side by side with parents in raising up strong critical thinkers. I have chosen to stand and share Christian morals, respect for authority, and the importance of seeing others with love and kindness. As I stand, I hope to encourage others to love the United States of America and stand for the principles for which this country was founded.
Alyssa Willis
AMW writes Homeschool page