In the 2014 midterm election, Democrats in Texas did not receive even 40 percent of the statewide vote; Republicans swept the tables both in Texas and nationally. But even after two decades of democratic losses, there is a path to turn Texas blue, argues Mary Beth Rogers - if Democrats are smart enough to see and follow it. Rogers is the last person to successfully campaign-manage a Democrat, Governor Ann Richards, to the statehouse in Austin. In a lively narrative, Rogers tells the story of how Texas moved so far to the right in such a short time and how Democrats might be able to move it back to the center. And, argues Rogers, that will mean a lot more of an effort than simply waiting for the state's demographics to shift even further towards Hispanics - a risky proposition at best. Rogers identifies a ten-point path for Texas Democrats to win at the statewide level and to build a base vote that would allow Texas to become a swing-vote player in national politics once again. One part of that shift starts with local Democratic candidates in local Republican communities making the connection between controversial local issues or problems and the statewide Republican policies that ignore or create them. For example, in a 2014 election in Denton-a Republican suburb-voters approved Texas's first ban on hydraulic fracking. The next day, though, a Republican Texas agency official announced that Texas would not honor the town's vote to ban. No democratic candidate picked up the issue. Change won't come easily, argues Rogers. But if Texas shifts to even a pale shade of purple, it changes everything in American politics today.
Daily Prayer Gifted to me, with love, from Rev. Agatha McCambridge in her book You Can Forgive. Help me to walk with a heart of forgiveness and love toward every person who comes into my life.
Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve in the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, the first black woman elected to Congress from the South, and the first to deliver the keynote address at a national party convention. Yet Jordan herself remained a mystery, a woman so private that even her close friends did not know the name of the illness that debilitated her for two decades until it struck her down at the age of fifty-nine. In Barbara Jordan, Mary Beth Rogers deftly explores the forces that shaped the moral character and quiet dignity of this extraordinary woman. She reveals the seeds of Jordan's trademark stoicism while recapturing the essence of a black woman entering politics just as the civil rights movement exploded across the nation. Celebrating Jordan's elegance, passion, and patriotism, this illuminating portrayal gives new depth to our understanding of one of the most influential women of our time-a woman whose powerful convictions and flair for oratorical drama changed the political landscape of America's twentieth century.
Mary Beth Rogers has led an eventful life rooted in the weeds of Texas politics, occasionally savoring a few victories—particularly the 1990 governor’s race when, as campaign manager for Ann Richards, she did the impossible and put a Democratic woman in office. She also learned to absorb her losses—after all, she was a liberal feminist in America’s most aggressively conservative state. Rogers’s road to a political life was complex. Candidly and vulnerably, she shares both public and private memories of how she tried to maintain a rich family life with growing children and a husband with a debilitating illness. She goes on to provide an insider’s account of her experiences as Richards’s first chief of staff while weaving her way through the highs and lows of political intrigue and legislative maneuvering. Reflecting on her family heritage and nascent spiritual quest, Rogers discovers a reality at once sobering and invigorating: nothing is ever completely lost or completely won. It is a constant struggle to create humane public policies built on a foundation of fairness and justice—particularly in her beloved Texas.
... Surrender all to Him, And you will no longer be bound. For in his arms, Peace and love are found. God is always waiting patiently. God is always communicating, sharing His heart and love, and letting us know that He welcomes our fellowship. In her first collection of inspirational poems, Beth Rogers shares God-inspired verse that reflects His love and heart as well as the promise of eternal life for all believers. Her poems share a glimpse into her Christian journey as she explores the power of God’s love, her undying faith, His comforting presence in her life during quiet times, why she lives to honor God, and how God is there to lift all of us up during times of heartache, fears, and doubts. Poems from the Heart shares a collection of verse that encourages love, hope, and peace and inspires Christians everywhere to embrace the Holy Spirit and trust in His presence.
Until recently, sales managers received no specific training for their jobs. However, selling has become more complex with the emergence of regulations and more sophisticated customers. Sales managers need to inspire and achieve sales results by managing teams of professionals and other resources. To do so, they need guidance on dealing with issues that arise in these broader aspects of their role. This concise guide for sales managers is based on a well-known sales management technique called the ‘customer portfolio matrix’. Beth Rogers weaves her version of this throughout, enabling sales managers to see their strategy from the customer’s point of view. Doing so will allow them to set realistic objectives, design new strategies that add real customer value, avoid wasting time on price-oriented customers and deploy resources for maximum results.
Considering the importance which Latinos will have on American culture and politics in the 21st century, very little of a nonscholarly nature has been written about them. Rogers fills the gap somewhat with this journalistic biography of Ernesto Cortes,a grass-roots leader who teaches Latinos how to use the political system. A man who combines religion and secular ideology, Cortes is doing for the Latino communities nationally what Jesse Jackson did in Chicago a decade earlier. The book effectively captures the flavor of the movement in small, rural locales and in major urban centers, conveying Cortes's ideology and energy, as well as the issues close to the Latino heart. A welcome look at minority politics in the 1990s.
Joy Shaw is a widow, striving to find peace for herself and her three children in the wake of her husband's tragic death. Jack and Carolyn Curtis face a battle with her cancer, so fierce that no cure is affecting its claim on her life. It is affecting the lives of their two daughters, who are forced to watch helplessly as disease destroys their sense of security. Where is God, when prayers seem to go unanswered and belief is shaken like a cobweb being battered by the wind? Can Joy cling to her faith? Can Jack and Carolyn find a reason to have any at all? God is there. There may not always be an answer that seems to make sense, but there always is a hope; a reason to believe; a strength to move ahead. And God is behind the tentative gestures of friendship between two women in need. He is quietly and gently healing spirits, offering His peace and comfort through testing and trials. And He, in His mercy, always makes a way...for healing, trust...and love.
Life is full of joy and sorrow, laughter and tears. It is defined by deep thought and light moments, make-believe corresponding realities. It is rich with rhythm and off-beat timing, resounding crescendo and echoing silence. It is eloquently hued and yet often black and white. God is definably indefinable. He is always present and yet ever seeking an invitation to fellowship with His own creation. He is wholly just and yet incomparably merciful. He is purity itself and yet, the personified sacrifice for the sin of mankind. And humanity is an eclectic brood. We are all the same somewhere deep inside, and yet, so incredibly individual by design and expression. The Short of it is a taste of all this. It is a written hors d'oeurve platter, offering just a little something to the varied palate of the reader who chooses to indulge. Bon Appetite!
A text for newspaper editors and copywriters, this exercise book explains the whole process of editing the news from applying news judgement to calculating numbers, checking grammar to the creation of information graphics.
Winnibella the witch is frustrated with waiting for damp wood to dry so she can light her fire, and decides to find a spell to make a fire. She has trouble remembering the words to the spell, but succeeds with the help of her friend the wizard and a pair of blue birds.
Artemis, namesake of this journal and goddess of light, had the divine duty of illuminating the darkness. Often she is depicted carrying a candle or torch, lighting the way for others and leading them through territories yet uncharted. Known as the chaste Greek goddess associated with the moon and hunt, her connection with the natural world symbolized her own untamed spirit, and she became the patron saint of childbirth, protector of wild animals, virgins and the powerless. Her illumination lends inspiration to the theme of this edition, courage of our convictions, shedding light into the unknown and supporting us with her courage and strength.
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