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May 24, 20044 min read
A hands-on lesson in tolerance
To grow up means that one has to be steady enough to agree to take responsibility for the time and space that one occupies. -- Maya...
May 10, 20043 min read
A day for mothers, those with children and those without
Like a lot of women my age, I sometimes get a card on Mother’s Day. It’s less routine for me, however, because I don’t have any children....
Apr 19, 20044 min read
Utah Voices: The last, and only bad, chapter of Millie’s life is over
Millie died. She’s my mom. She was my mom. It’s been less than a month so I’m still getting used to the past tense. I wrote about her...
Apr 5, 20044 min read
It’s only fair my ‘sister’ should have a wedding to share
When I was 12, I met my best girlfriend, Betty. She was older, but we immediately hit it off. One time, she came to my house dressed in...
Mar 29, 20044 min read
The verdict is in: Jury duty is a rewarding experience
A slim white paper arrived in my mailbox: “Salt Lake City Justice Courts Summons for Jury Service.” One morning two weeks later, Cory,...
Feb 16, 20043 min read
Thanks for preparing me for this assignment
Dear English Teachers, Thank you for inspiring me to love to read. Thank you for teaching me iambic pentameter, the difference between...
Jan 5, 20044 min read
Some observations from a Utah globe-trotter
Last night I chased a naked man down the streets of Tel Aviv. Then a van full of rabbis stopped, and they jumped out to dance for...
Dec 8, 20034 min read
Thoughts on a trip to Cuba 44 years after the revolution
Forty-three people, most of us from Utah, went to Havana on a legal trip sponsored by KUER, the public radio station in Salt Lake City. ...
Sep 29, 20034 min read
Utah Voices: Let me tell you about Millie, now and then
Apple, table, penny. My mother’s lips move silently as she tries to implant in her brain these words her doctor asked her to remember...