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- Jan 15, 2012
- 3 min
A lament for the lost children
January 15, 2012 To the unparented son: I am so sorry your mother failed you. I’m sorry she had you so young, that she didn't go to...
- Jun 26, 2011
- 3 min
Why did we turn our lives over to a puppy?
June 26, 2011 Ever accident prone, Chris and I have accidentally adopted a puppy. This began as the idea of one of the teenagers we...
- Mar 20, 2011
- 3 min
Personal crisis overwhelms even news from Japan
March 20, 2011 As a global-scale tragedy plays out on the world’s stage, I am aware of the colossal loss, but only barely. This is the...
- Jan 16, 2011
- 3 min
Taking on teens changes life in many ways
January 16, 2011 Over the holidays Chris and I accidentally adopted teenagers. This is not another column about stray kittens under the...
- Jan 17, 2010
- 3 min
Changing the future for talented at-risk kids
January 17, 2010 Once, I made a friend by telling a lie. My young friend Hugo was getting into small trouble and making the adults who...
- Nov 1, 2009
- 3 min
A tale of three kittens and their young mom
November 1, 2009 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...
- Sep 13, 2009
- 3 min
Most kids can see fools for what they are
September 13, 2009 I held my young friends in my heart as I listened to President Obama’s speech to students the other day. I absorbed...
- Jun 7, 2009
- 3 min
SLC Gay Pride Parade is a sign of progress
June 7, 2009 My friend is graduating from high school this year, and like me, she turned 18 in the days just before donning her cap and...
- Sep 30, 2007
- 3 min
Meet Grecia, an everyday hero
September 30, 2007 We’re smack in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15). I've written previously about my...