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Worth Celebrating a 2nd Obama Inaugural
January 20, 2013 Four couples sat in the late September air in a wonderful back yard, enjoying drinks and anticipating a delicious...
Jan 20, 20133 min read
Obama makes me proud to be a Democrat
September 9, 2012 Someone once told me a certain charter school in Utah forbids sharing among its students, instead rebuking young...
Sep 9, 20123 min read
GOP candidates offer nothing to the 99%
September 2, 2012 Faux indignation was the main strategy at the Republican convention. Anyone who watched President Obama flub a line of...
Sep 2, 20123 min read
All sides fair game in satire of politics
July 15, 2012 July 4th parade in Huntsville, Utah, population 608. Parade entry: A limousine escorted by teens dressed as Secret Service...
Jul 15, 20123 min read
Let's take a look at what Obama has accomplished
September 19, 2010 As I pulled up to a traffic light in my left-leaning neighborhood yesterday, an old man in the car next to me gestured...
Sep 19, 20103 min read
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...
Jan 18, 20093 min read
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 23, 20083 min read
Election is over, now we know: Yes, we can!
Jubilation, ecstasy, elation, prayerful gratitude, drunken giddiness, righteous celebration, overwhelming joy. Laughing-crying happiness....
Nov 9, 20083 min read
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...
Sep 28, 20083 min read
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....
Aug 24, 20083 min read
Feminist's dilemma: Why I'm not voting for Hillary
February 4, 2008 I was a good student in fifth grade. I sat in my East Millcreek classroom, paying attention to the teacher. One day...
Feb 24, 20083 min read