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- Jan 20, 2013
- 2 min
Worth Celebrating a 2nd Obama Inaugural
Four couples sat in the late September air in a wonderful back yard, enjoying drinks and anticipating a delicious dinner. It was just a...
- Sep 9, 2012
- 3 min
Obama makes me proud to be a Democrat
Someone once told me a certain charter school in Utah forbids sharing among its students, instead rebuking young children who offer to...
- Sep 2, 2012
- 3 min
GOP candidates offer nothing to the 99%
Faux indignation was the main strategy at the Republican convention. Anyone who watched President Obama flub a line of a talk in July,...
- Jul 15, 2012
- 3 min
All sides fair game in satire of politics
July 4th parade in Huntsville, Utah, population 608. Parade entry: A limousine escorted by teens dressed as Secret Service agents, a...
- Sep 19, 2010
- 3 min
Let's take a look at what Obama has accomplished
As I pulled up to a traffic light in my left-leaning neighborhood yesterday, an old man in the car next to me gestured for me to open my...
- Jan 18, 2009
- 3 min
A very sweet inaugural indeed
“The Other Inaugural,” a poster in our living room, is a memento from my time in Washington, DC. It's a print by Garry Trudeau, creator...
- Nov 23, 2008
- 3 min
Obama's election has produced an ugly backlash
The downtown neurosurgeon's waiting room needed a style makeover but at least the magazines were current and they had The New Yorker. ...
- 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....
- Sep 28, 2008
- 3 min
I (heart) Barack Obama
I’ve received so many invitations this week! When you write a column saying what you think of Sarah Palin that can happen. A lot of the...
- Aug 24, 2008
- 3 min
Evidence of our national stupidity just keeps piling up
A helpful postcard from Sen. Orrin Hatch arrived the other day. The topic: the upcoming transition to digital television. Hatch wrote...
- Feb 24, 2008
- 3 min
Feminist's dilemma: Why I'm not voting for Hillary
I was a good student in fifth grade. I sat in my East Millcreek classroom, paying attention to the teacher. One day she told us any...