Changing the Narrative on Suicide

I was still playing with Barbie dolls the first time I thought of suicide. Beginning in childhood, while depression took up permanent residency in my mind claiming squatters’ rights, suicidal thoughts rented out a shady back room, menacing, ready to

Changing the Narrative on Suicide

I was still playing with Barbie dolls the first time I thought of suicide. Beginning in childhood, while depression took up permanent residency in my mind claiming squatters’ rights, suicidal thoughts rented out a shady back room, menacing, ready to

Are Presidential Debates Game Changers?

Whether tomorrow night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is the game changer they are hoping for or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s

Are Presidential Debates Game Changers?

Whether tomorrow night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is the game changer they are hoping for or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s

Another School Shooting as America Sleeps

  Here we are again. Yawn. Another school shooting. Another day in America. Yawn. Let’s go back to sleep It has become so commonplace that this latest tragic shooting at  Apalechee High School in Georgia wasn’t even the lead story

Another School Shooting as America Sleeps

  Here we are again. Yawn. Another school shooting. Another day in America. Yawn. Let’s go back to sleep It has become so commonplace that this latest tragic shooting at  Apalechee High School in Georgia wasn’t even the lead story

When Brain Fog Rolls In

  Well, it looks like my 1955 Manufacturer’s Warranty has finally expired. Suddenly at 69, my various body parts have given out all at the same time and I’ve spent more time at the body shop than my 2006 Hyundai.

When Brain Fog Rolls In

  Well, it looks like my 1955 Manufacturer’s Warranty has finally expired. Suddenly at 69, my various body parts have given out all at the same time and I’ve spent more time at the body shop than my 2006 Hyundai.

6 Hostages Including Hersh Goldberg-Polin Found Dead

You could hear a pin drop when an anguished Rachel Goldberg-Polin, bowing her head and touching her chest uttered these heart-filled words at the Democratic Convention in Chicago just a few weeks ago. Hersh, if you can hear us, we

6 Hostages Including Hersh Goldberg-Polin Found Dead

You could hear a pin drop when an anguished Rachel Goldberg-Polin, bowing her head and touching her chest uttered these heart-filled words at the Democratic Convention in Chicago just a few weeks ago. Hersh, if you can hear us, we

Joy to the World DNC

Last night Americans got what they have been starving for. Hope. Joy. A sparkling glass half-full, not the half-empty one served up by Republicans. It was the group hug we’d been craving. Optimism was in abundance last night in Chicago,

Joy to the World DNC

Last night Americans got what they have been starving for. Hope. Joy. A sparkling glass half-full, not the half-empty one served up by Republicans. It was the group hug we’d been craving. Optimism was in abundance last night in Chicago,

Phil Donahue The Talk Of TV

How big was Phil Donahue? He was so big that for several months in the fall of 1984, David Letterman, the irreverent host of his own late-night talk show, had a countdown calendar marking off the days before afternoons most

Phil Donahue The Talk Of TV

How big was Phil Donahue? He was so big that for several months in the fall of 1984, David Letterman, the irreverent host of his own late-night talk show, had a countdown calendar marking off the days before afternoons most

Life’s a Drag For Trump

  Does Donald Have a thing for drag queens? Or is it just a thing for blondes? Did this recently resurfaced picture of JD Vance in drag at Yale have an influencing factor in his  selection as Trump’s VP pick?

Life’s a Drag For Trump

  Does Donald Have a thing for drag queens? Or is it just a thing for blondes? Did this recently resurfaced picture of JD Vance in drag at Yale have an influencing factor in his  selection as Trump’s VP pick?

America’s Dad

Last night I felt what my dog Moe must have felt when he finally came to live with me. Last night, watching Tim Walz at the Democratic rally in Philadelphia  I felt rescued. Safe. Normal. Hope. Joy. We’ve been starving

America’s Dad

Last night I felt what my dog Moe must have felt when he finally came to live with me. Last night, watching Tim Walz at the Democratic rally in Philadelphia  I felt rescued. Safe. Normal. Hope. Joy. We’ve been starving

I’m Tossing My Hat in the Air for Tim Walz

I’m tossing my hat in the air with exuberance at our next Veep, Governor Tim Walz. The last time America got this excited about someone from Minnesota was for Mary Richards. Like Tim Walz a transplanted Minnesotan who was born

I’m Tossing My Hat in the Air for Tim Walz

I’m tossing my hat in the air with exuberance at our next Veep, Governor Tim Walz. The last time America got this excited about someone from Minnesota was for Mary Richards. Like Tim Walz a transplanted Minnesotan who was born