Elizabeth Linehan
Elizabeth studied American Sign Language at Brigham Young University. She has worked with hearing impaired and multipli-handicapped children, interpreted during fire fighting school and on forest service crews, and currently interprets for church services.
In 1993, Elizabeth married a truck driver and joined him on the road for a year. She has run his owner/operator trucking business, negotiating loads with brokers and shippers, routing drivers, handling accounts, bookkeeping, licensing and all the paperwork that goes with. She has been active in contacting legislators, voicing support of laws to ensure that fuel surcharges make it into the hands of those paying for the fuel and other important issues.
Today, in addition to being a full-time wife (of one) and mother (of four) and freelance writer, Elizabeth is once again a full-time student, this time at Montana State University in beautiful Bozeman, MT. She's majoring in Secondary Education, Social Studies Broadfield, getting set to graduate in 2013.
Elizabeth's blogs can be found at TruckSage. The History Lizard, and Of Mice and Moms.
Latest Articles
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Deaf Employment and the ADA
Despite the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, deaf Americans are chronically unemployed or under-employed - and they don't need to be.
Feb 16, 2012
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No Child Left Behind? Not Quite.
NCLB was supposed to ensure that all America's children were well-educated. English Language Learners and other subgroups still got missed.
Apr 29, 2011
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Smart Meters? Maybe Not.
Personal privacy is on the fast track to extinction thanks to Smart Meters and the Smart Grid.
Sep 6, 2010
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Why do Mormons Pay So Much Tithing?
Tithes are integral to Latter-day Saint theology. And at 10% of gross income, the amounts can be significant.
Aug 23, 2010
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The Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933
At the height of the Great Depression, FDR took extreme measures to halt massive bank closures with the Emergency Banking Act of 1933.
Aug 13, 2010
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Child Labor and the International Labour Organization
Individual countries had taken small steps prior to 1919, but R41 was the first universal statement against the abusive practices of child labor.
Jul 7, 2010
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A Brief History of Child Labor in America
For many years, child labor was seen as necessary and helpful not only to businesses but also to families who desperately needed the additional income.
Jul 3, 2010
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Causes of the Great Depression
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was a culmination of overproduction and shaky financial practices that imploded the NYSE that October Tuesday.
May 22, 2010
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Truck Repairs on the Road
On-road breakdowns are expensive. Commercial trucks can't sit idle without losing money, so the repairs are critical. Many times, there are ways to save a lot of money.
Jan 16, 2010
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Hauling Honey Bees
For good pay per mile and a change of pace, hauling bees can be a welcome reprieve at least twice a year - for those who don't mind getting stung.
Jan 12, 2010
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