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- May 2, 2010
- 3 min
All immigrants accepted, back in the day
I recently learned that my Grandma Guy was a daughter of immigrants. Of course, I knew we’re all descended from immigrants unless we are...
- Mar 21, 2010
- 3 min
Spread the word -- using the ‘r’-word just not cool
Right up front, I’ll confess that I’ve used the “r” word and even that it probably wasn’t as long ago as I’d like. While I work hard to...
- Mar 21, 2010
- 3 min
Join revolution to help ensure a more ethical Utah Legislature
A little more than two years ago, in view of the capital’s iconic capitol dome, several Utahns sat around drinking cocktails and...
- Feb 21, 2010
- 3 min
Centenarian house gets a visitor
I came home one day last October to find Chris in the front yard, leaning on our rake, hunched down and looking through the window of a...
- Jan 17, 2010
- 3 min
Changing the future for talented at-risk kids
Once, I made a friend by telling a lie. My young friend Hugo was getting into small trouble and making the adults who love him worry...
- Dec 13, 2009
- 3 min
No roof for Christmas, but tequila on hand
I’m off my game this holiday season and I don’t know why. For example, Thanksgiving turkey. We hosted a bunch of friends like we...
- Nov 1, 2009
- 3 min
A tale of three kittens and their young mom
I am not a cat lady. I want to make that clear. Chris and I do have two cats and we think they’re swell. Their primary responsibility...
- Oct 18, 2009
- 3 min
Mountain condo helps mark passage of time
I’ve been in this room for more than half a year. Not all at once; I’ve been working at it over a lifetime, one week per year since I...
- Sep 13, 2009
- 3 min
Most kids can see fools for what they are
I held my young friends in my heart as I listened to President Obama’s speech to students the other day. I absorbed his message on their...
- Aug 30, 2009
- 3 min
Nonagenarians have much to teach us youngsters
I always tell people I have the world’s smallest family. It’s nearly true; I’m completely without parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles,...
- Aug 16, 2009
- 3 min
Multi-racial children punctuate the sameness
I wasn’t eager to visit the Bible Belt due to its reputation for fundamentalists and bigots, especially since we’ve got those at home. ...
- Jun 28, 2009
- 3 min
Open travel to Cuba, but go easy on the beaches
In 2007, a couple of days after my last chemotherapy treatment, I was riding in a bus along the unspoiled, completely undeveloped white...
- Jun 7, 2009
- 3 min
SLC Gay Pride Parade is a sign of progress
My friend is graduating from high school this year, and like me, she turned 18 in the days just before donning her cap and gown; two...
- May 24, 2009
- 3 min
Space near library is full of freedom and beauty
Camila from Brazil snapped photos like crazy when I took her to my favorite place for enjoying vistas of Salt Lake City. With her...
- Apr 26, 2009
- 3 min
Cancer survivors are thankful for every day
Suzy was only 33 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was 17 at the time. Looking back, there were some mistakes made in Suzy's...
- Apr 19, 2009
- 3 min
Gay-marriage ban is bound to seem antiquated one day
To paraphrase the bad grammar and weird reasoning of Utah State Sen. Chris Buttars: What is the morals of a married person? When...