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Jan 15, 20123 min read
A lament for the lost children
January 15, 2012 To the unparented son: I am so sorry your mother failed you. I’m sorry she had you so young, that she didn't go to...
Jun 26, 20113 min read
Why did we turn our lives over to a puppy?
June 26, 2011 Ever accident prone, Chris and I have accidentally adopted a puppy. This began as the idea of one of the teenagers we...
Mar 20, 20113 min read
Personal crisis overwhelms even news from Japan
March 20, 2011 As a global-scale tragedy plays out on the world’s stage, I am aware of the colossal loss, but only barely. This is the...
Jan 16, 20113 min read
Taking on teens changes life in many ways
January 16, 2011 Over the holidays Chris and I accidentally adopted teenagers. This is not another column about stray kittens under the...
Jan 17, 20103 min read
Changing the future for talented at-risk kids
January 17, 2010 Once, I made a friend by telling a lie. My young friend Hugo was getting into small trouble and making the adults who...
Nov 1, 20093 min read
A tale of three kittens and their young mom
November 1, 2009 I am not a cat lady. I want to make that clear. Chris and I do have two cats and we think they’re swell. Their...
Sep 13, 20093 min read
Most kids can see fools for what they are
September 13, 2009 I held my young friends in my heart as I listened to President Obama’s speech to students the other day. I absorbed...
Jun 7, 20093 min read
SLC Gay Pride Parade is a sign of progress
June 7, 2009 My friend is graduating from high school this year, and like me, she turned 18 in the days just before donning her cap and...
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...