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Apr 13, 20083 min read
Overcoming the bigotry inside myself
April 13, 2008 Two teenagers, a 16-year-old female and an 18-year-old male, vandalized a local church, causing $1 million in damage. ...
Mar 16, 20083 min read
The passing of a beloved pet brings back bitter-sweet memories
March 16, 2008 This week we said “Adios” to Cinco. Our fluffy eight-pound terrier mutt had become the punch line to a sad joke. He was...
Feb 24, 20083 min read
Feminist's dilemma: Why I'm not voting for Hillary
February 4, 2008 I was a good student in fifth grade. I sat in my East Millcreek classroom, paying attention to the teacher. One day...
Feb 18, 20083 min read
Picture told the ugly story of Utah's cultural divide better than words
February 17, 2008 I’m looking at a photo of Chris Buttars and he looks like he has just been served a dog poop burrito. Really, like he...
Dec 17, 20073 min read
Let's end this useless grudge we have against Cuba
December 16, 2007 Recently about 40 Utahns and another 10 or so friends from around the country received U.S. visas to legally tour Cuba...
Nov 19, 20073 min read
Lending a hand to runaway and homeless youths
November 18, 2007 Behind our house, past the back yard proper, is a space that was called a dog run when we bought our place. We were...
Oct 14, 20073 min read
A soft purple gift of love, faith and healing wishes
October 14, 2007 I am wearing a gorgeous, impossibly soft, purple shawl. It’s a prayer shawl, actually. I don't wear shawls normally,...
Sep 30, 20073 min read
Meet Grecia, an everyday hero
September 30, 2007 We’re smack in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15). I've written previously about my...
Aug 26, 20073 min read
The hand in the dark that matters the most
August 26, 2007 I am married. The thought comes to me in the charcoal black of my bedroom as I realize I’m awake. My thumb is curled...
Jul 22, 20073 min read
Fear, hope and humor in face of cancer
July 22, 2007 We tick errands off our list as we accomplish them and we feel so satisfied. Credit union, tick. Grocery store, tick. ...
Jul 8, 20073 min read
Fourth of July fruit salad: Apples, oranges and sour grapes
July 8, 2007 Next year on Independence Day we'll still picnic, we’ll still watch fireworks, we'll still fight wildfires and George Bush...
Jun 17, 20073 min read
What message should go up in all Utah classrooms?
June 17, 2007 If you were the type to insist that one crucial message be posted in each and every Utah classroom, what would your message...
Jun 10, 20073 min read
Farewell to the anti-war movement's imperfect heroine
June 10, 2007 This year on Memorial Day, Gold Star mother and activist Cindy Sheehan resigned from the peace movement. In an open letter...
May 20, 20073 min read
How do you say ‘I'm sorry about George Bush’ in Italian?
May 20, 2007 A few years back I gave a lift to a lost Italian woman who was vacationing in Salt Lake City. We struggled to speak to one...
May 6, 20073 min read
Upload a virtual toast to the men and women in uniform
May 6, 2007 On the Internet there's a place where everyone's proposing a toast to U.S. troops overseas. You can join in, if you want. ...