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May 09, 2012
Mother's Day blues
Big Man is worried about what to get me for Mother's Day. I don't like plants and books are as essential to my life as food so there is a steady supply of those. And yet I kind of get a bit nauseous when I read from other moms that all they want from Mother's Day is to be with their family. I want to think they are lying. I need a lot. Mostly, I want to be left alone to write and take a walk. I would then find a few girlfriends and a bottle of wine or some margaritas. My...
 
04.29.11
Op-Ed: Will you stand with us?
I am standing up to an amendment that would write discrimination into our state constitution--will you?
04.15.11
Op-Ed: ECFE and Smith allow parents to soar
Interventions abound for struggling learners and socially-challenged children; but what do you with a struggling parent?
04.13.11
Op-Ed: Burn, Baby, Burn--An Essay on ‘Lake of Fire’
But the most extraordinary feature of the film, and in my estimation the key element that makes Lake of Fire distinct and important, is that the film, while ostensibly addressing abortion, is really about what we talk about when we talk about abortion
03.28.11
Op-Ed: It's time--A reflection on war, family and action
It’s time for us to join those who have been trying to no avail--contact your representatives; attend a peace rally; send an e-mail; start a letter writing campaign