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Okay – I’m just parodying the Wizard of Oz; I don’t plan to define either, and I know that there is good in all of us. Today’s thought asks the…

At a meeting the other night a retired physician, whom I greatly respect and have known for over 20 years, said that at the age of 86, “I feel like…

Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day (the D was actually just a placeholder that has no actual meaning); when over 300,000 Allied troops stormed the beach at Normandy, France.…

As I wrote two days ago, I did almost all the cooking in our household based on schedule, not skill. To our family, this was just normal. We raised both…

I recently listened to an interview on WHYY with Dr. Frank Anderson, a psychiatrist who is an expert in trauma. Although he had worked with many patients and written books…

The other day I saw an interview in which Jerry Seinfeld said, “I like a real man.” He went on to name a few: JFK, Mohammed Ali, Howard Cosell (what?).…

The 2011 movie, “The Help”, was a remarkable piece of storytelling. In the movie, there is a touching scene in which the nanny, Aibileen, tells Mae, the child she is…

I am a progressive person, which comes as no surprise to anyone who knows me. I have been an advocate for equal rights, same-sex marriage, and compassionate care for immigrants…

Louisiana is on the cusp of being the first US state to legally mandate that public schools post the 10 commandments in every classroom. This poster must be at least…

I realized the other day that almost my entire life has been filled with arguments about abortion in the media, faith communities, and everywhere else. I was 13 when Roe…