Push harder! Push harder! Push faster! Push onward! Keep pushing! These are a few of the phrases that I have heard throughout every crisis or turning point in my life. …
Snow this morning, a spattering, and now bright blue sky and we turned off the heat. It was fall and now it’s quickly shifting into winter. The Cascades have decent …
This piece is fiction, yes. At least a fictionalized account of how a woman I know ended up living with an Indian family. _______ MOTHER OF THE YEAR Mom got …
By now, I think most of you know I am a political junkie. You are all warned: this column is political. We-the collective American People-have reached a precarious place. I …
“Did you see the debate?” That was the question of the day following the presidential debate last week. Of course we saw it! Who didn’t? Two people using political jargon …
Something to ponder: Is a disability a weakness or strength? Interesting question, isn’t it? One that, if you’re like me, you’ve never really considered. But, somewhere in that warm abyss …
How do we reduce poverty in America? Now, that is a question. Poverty isn’t going away by itself. The Census says reports that 45 million Americans don’t have health insurance. …
In another life, another situation, under different circumstances, I could have been a beach person. If I do some extremely deep soul-searching, I find that I am a beach person. …