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As 2016 turns, a better view for women?

The Oct 9 debate left me feeling as if I needed a shower. What a low point in our political life. Eventually, the mud-slinging covers us all with debris. As an American citizen . . . more

10/20/16

A birthday surprise goes wicked wrong

The little boy was just 2 years old. In fact, it was the very day of his birthday party. Other toddlers and their moms and dads were gathered for pizza and cupcakes . . . more

10/13/16

Embracing friends who embrace the Donald

I love you anyway. You don’t care? Well maybe some of you don’t, but I believe most of you do. I know the word “anyway” implies a qualifier, and the truth is this: I do love you, with a footnote. I love you despite the fact . . . more

10/6/16

Recipe for inner peace: sea, sand and sky

This is so not the season for peace and quiet. Maybe you’re with me on this. Yesterday, battered by the sights and sounds of real life that can, at times, weigh us down, I decided to take myself to the beach. It felt as if . . . more

9/29/16

Full disclosure: I am no Hillary Clinton

Let’s call it out for what it is: The hysteria over Hillary Clinton’s health is a nasty strain of sexism. As voters, we have every right to receive an honest and comprehensive medical report on the candidates, but . . . more

9/22/16

And we did it all without smartphones

Perhaps the word I hear most often from my adult kids is “stress.” During these early weeks of the new school year, children are adjusting to new classes and new teachers, parents are trying to . . . more

9/15/16

The Donald’s pivoting, softening and other fantasies

The one true thing about Donald Trump is the one thing no one, left, right or in between, seems willing to acknowledge: He knows and likes who he is and he really, really doesn’t want to change. Yet despite all the evidence to the contrary . . . more

9/8/16

Saying goodbye to Zoe, my sweet old girl

And the breath left her body. Just like that. Easy. And then, curled in my lap, still warm, she wasn’t any more. After nearly 16 years as our friend and fellow traveler . . . more

9/1/16

Americana sampler ’round the old fire pit

I broke out of my liberal East Coast cocoon last week, and it was an intellectual trifecta: enlightening, disheartening and shocking. Apparently, I have been cosseted too long in our Long Island bubble. more

8/24/16

Inside the Herald: the view from my desk

Sometimes people ask me what it’s like to write for a weekly newspaper — specifically, what it’s like to write an opinion column. I’ve been fascinated by . . . more

8/17/16

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