Paul Cook

The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies.

I was raised to believe that we all have a civic duty and a responsibility as Americans to improve our neighborhoods and our nation.

Only a strong America can guarantee a peaceful world.

I've worked throughout California as a poet: in colleges, universities, worker camps, migrant education offices, continuation high schools, juvenile halls, prisons, and gifted classrooms.

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic.

There are severe limitations on civil rights. In the international arena, Iran is turning into an isolated country, and the international community is becoming more hostile toward it.