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- Mar 22, 2009
- 2 min
Reconnecting across the years through cyberspace
March 22, 2009 I never meant to join Facebook. From time to time people invited me to sign up for the Internet social-networking site so...
- Mar 8, 2009
- 3 min
Proud newspaper tradition more humble these days
March 8, 2009 I loved newspapers long before I began writing for one. I was one of those kids perched on a bar stool, feet dangling,...
- Feb 22, 2009
- 3 min
A safe place for traumatized folks who battle mental illness
February 22, 2009 Eleisha is friendly and open in conversation even though we’ve only met once before. She's soft-spoken, candid and...
- Jan 18, 2009
- 3 min
A very sweet inaugural indeed
January 29, 2009 “The Other Inaugural,” a poster in our living room, is a memento from my time in Washington, DC. It's a print by Garry...
- Dec 21, 2008
- 3 min
Those with little often give much
December 21, 2008 “Dark, sweet cherries, 2 pounds for $43…. Giant strawberries, 1.5 pounds for $55. …Black mission figs, 1.5 pounds for...
- Dec 10, 2008
- 3 min
Let's call a truce on the imagined war over Christmas
December 10, 2008 I don't know why everything looks like war to some people. What Sen. Chris Buttars sees as a war on Christmas I see as...
- Nov 23, 2008
- 3 min
Obama's election has produced an ugly backlash
November 23, 2008 The downtown neurosurgeon's waiting room needed a style makeover but at least the magazines were current and they had...
- Nov 9, 2008
- 3 min
Election is over, now we know: Yes, we can!
Jubilation, ecstasy, elation, prayerful gratitude, drunken giddiness, righteous celebration, overwhelming joy. Laughing-crying happiness....
- Oct 26, 2008
- 3 min
Republicans are real Americans, Democrats are too
Thank heavens I saw “Boogie Man” last week; it was good prep. It’s a documentary about Lee Atwater, Republican Party dirty-trickster,...
- Sep 28, 2008
- 3 min
Women, don't be fooled - Sarah Palin is a bridge to nowhere
September 21, 2008 Barracuda. A slimy predator. One thing about the barracuda: She has inspired a lot of new feminists, such as Sean...
- Sep 28, 2008
- 3 min
I (heart) Barack Obama
September 28, 2008 I’ve received so many invitations this week! When you write a column saying what you think of Sarah Palin that can...
- Aug 24, 2008
- 3 min
Evidence of our national stupidity just keeps piling up
August 24, 2008 A helpful postcard from Sen. Orrin Hatch arrived the other day. The topic: the upcoming transition to digital television....
- Jul 20, 2008
- 3 min
My cancer year taught me how lucky I really am
July 20, 2008 I’ve waited a year to write today’s column. When diagnosed with breast cancer last July, I talked with friends who went...
- Jun 16, 2008
- 3 min
Gays’ struggle to wed echoes interracial unions
June 16, 2008 On June 12, 1959, my parents, Richard and Mildred, got married. Another Richard and Mildred, this pair in Virginia, were...