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Aug 7, 20063 min read
Let Cubans control their own political destiny
August 6, 2006 “Reagan's been shot! If he dies, we’ll close the store and have a party!” I was 20 and rounding out a suburban...
Jul 31, 20063 min read
Signing off on a constitutional crisis
July 30, 2006 After an especially eye-popping bill at the store, I hit upon an idea. While signing my name on the credit card receipt, I...
Jul 17, 20063 min read
Small misfortune reminds us how lucky we really are
The first day Chris was home from the hospital, beloved Jewish friends brought dinner and flowers. The second day, kind LDS neighbors...
Jun 19, 20063 min read
Al Gore and my inconvenient birthday rose
Every year on my birthday, my mom gave me a brand new outfit and took my picture in the backyard. It's the kind of thing a kid dreads. ...
Jun 5, 20063 min read
Pride Day is a celebration of how far we've come
It’s June and that can only mean one thing - gay pride. People all over are celebrating gay pride this weekend. In the past few days...
May 22, 20063 min read
Remembering the original meaning of Mother's Day
My husband, Chris, and I are just back from a trip to southern Indiana. His mom and dad, in their mid- and late-80s, still live in the...
May 8, 20063 min read
There is nothing divine about a bomb test
The first I heard of Divine Strake was last month. I was standing a few feet from the Nevada Nuclear Test Site where the experiment will...
Apr 17, 20063 min read
Upholding the Statue of Liberty's promise
There's a beautiful old camelback trunk in my office. It was my mom's, and her mom's before that. I don’t know how many moms back it...
Mar 27, 20063 min read
Tuberculosis didn't die with my grandfather
My grandfather died of tuberculosis. He contracted it while fighting in World War I. He came home, not yet 30, and suffered miserably...
Mar 27, 20063 min read
I will be there protesting President Bush's war
A native Utahn like me, a product of Utah’s public schools, is less likely to protest against President Bush than anyone else in the...
Mar 20, 20063 min read
Fighting hate with love: Utah finally does the right thing
So Utah has a hate crimes law. It took us 15 years and about 15 different champions to get one. Some concessions were made, like...
Mar 6, 20063 min read
Impoverished women can get your goat
Last Christmas I was given the back half of a goat. And a silver bracelet. Granted, I wear the bracelet more, but while it is handmade...
Feb 27, 20063 min read
Utah's Democratic legislators deserve our appreciation
The look in Scott McCoy's eye as he walked past the window between the Senate floor and the observation gallery broke my heart. I don't...
Feb 13, 20064 min read
U2 is more than a band; it is a voice for peace and justice
When you disagree with people, especially politicians whose actions you abhor, when in your very soul you think they’re killing the world...
Jan 30, 20063 min read
Learning how to respect all places of worship
When in Washington, D.C., long ago for a several-month assignment - and my first time living away from Utah - I noticed pedestrians with...
Jan 9, 20063 min read
Paying tribute to those who work for peace and justice
While we stood on the playing field in our one-piece blue-and-blue-striped polyester gym suits, new to the grown-up world of Churchill...