Her husband is dead. He was John Dingell Jr from whom she inherited the Congressional seat in 2015. John Jr, about 25 years her senior, held the seat from 1955 until his death in 2015 after inheriting the seat from his father John Dingell Sr who held the seat from 1933 until his death in 1955.
How is that for Democracy
I'd take it even further. Rather than a defensive pact with Taiwan, I would invite Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and any other Pacific nation alarmed by Chinese aggression to form a Pacific equivalent to NATO
As landlord you are responsible for paying local property taxes and pass those taxes along to the tenant. If the local taxing authority raises your rates or increases your assessment, can you pass that increase along to the tenant?
That ceremony should be highlighted when tensions are high. It's a reminder of their shared humanity, like in WWI when the English/French and German soldiers in the trenches sang Christmas carols to each other and forged an impromptu truce
i don't believe in any superstitions but i do engage in superstition related traditions
No chicken products on New Years (Chickens "scratch back" when they walk)
Pork on New Years Day (pigs "snout forward")
No meat on Ash Wednesday or Good Friday
Growing up these were always a thing on their respective days. Then when I moved out, my Mom would always remind me and I would usually ignore it. Then after my Mom died, I picked up the traditions because it was always important to her