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Saturday, January 9th, 2010Growing up, I spent a lot of time in my neighborhood branch of the Toledo Lucas-County Public Library. Sometimes I’d wander there alone and read for a few hours. Other times I’d go with friends, or meet them to do homework at one of the community tables. The librarians–the Silence Police–would make their rounds, shushing anyone who talked [...]
The Cool Kids Get All The Breaks
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Is President Obama taking the appropriate action to protect our troops and interests in Afghanistan? Is he making appropriate diplomatic choices while visiting with Asian leaders? Did he really think through his decision to try the 911 hijackers in New York City? Is he making flippant and irresponsible statments about the inevitability of Khalid Sheikh [...]
A Reluctant Non-Endorsement
Sunday, November 1st, 2009I opened my (Toledo) Blade this morning, and read my way to the Op-Ed pages, where I found that the lofty editorial board chose not to use its traditional space to make its traditional endorsement of its favorite mayoral candidate. They claim to endorse neither Wilkowski nor Bell. I see things a little differently–the team stands equally behind [...]
Helen’s Halloween Costume
Saturday, October 31st, 2009Here’s a photo of me in costume: It was the scariest thing I could think of–Terrifying, isn’t it?
The Sins of Silence
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009“To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” Abraham Lincoln _____________________________________________ You can say a lot of things about President Obama, but you can never accuse him of slacking in his momentum to get things done. It helps that he has an army of supporters in Congress–there is strength in numbers. [...]
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