Newsletters and Updates

  • Hard Truths: June 2026

    In the normal course of affairs, I would start with an intro. One with some pithy soliloquy, where I end with a final acknowledgment that there are actually others here in this (blog post) room with me, usually with a “let’s get to it.” But this month I sit in an uncomfortable place – one…


  • Hard Truths: May 2026 (The One With a Rebrand)

    I’m a sucker for a rebrand. Over the years, I have rebranded this website, and the posts I put on it, so many times that it’s hard to even attempt to count. With thousands of subscribers who have joined over the years, I’m sure that’s been jarring. There was a time when I just posted…


  • Hard Truths: April 2026

    Hard Truths is a monthly newsletter about national, state, and local issues, with (sometimes sassy, other times serious) personal updates from the author – Heather Schmidt, M.PA. Heather is the owner of Heather Christena Schmidt Community Consulting, President of VC Voter Edge, and a busy Mom to three. Well. We survived another month without getting nuked…