I was sitting on the wooden bench in the train station in New Haven, Connecticut when I spotted her. I poked my mom with my chubby four-year-old finger. “Why is that lady chocolate?” I asked, pointing at the African American woman who was walking across the station platform. “Don’t point,” my mother said while pushing […]
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I’m not the first person to notice the many similarities between Donald Trump and Richard Nixon. And if events in Washington unfold as I think they will, I won’t be the last. Roger Stone, Trump’s friend and author of a book about the 2016 election, makes a strong comparison between the two presidents. There even
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As I sat at the kitchen table ostensibly doing my homework, I could tell that my mother’s conversation with my fourth grade teacher was not going well for me. I sighed when she told my teacher thank you and hung up. I knew what was coming next. “She says it’s not about spelling words correctly,”
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I sat stiffly upright in the chair waiting for the question I knew was coming. I could feel a sweat drop dribbling down my side. Fortunately, my suit jacket covered the physical manifestations of my nervousness. Superintendent Eastman peered at me over his glasses as he slid my homemade math manipulatives back across the desk.
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One thing I learned in Vietnam is that it is easy to point out someone else’s fear when the bullets are not aimed at you. In “Cowards in the Shadows,” Dana Zimbleman attacks the media, unnamed sources, and the hysterical left. While she makes some valid points, she ignores some pertinent facts that undermine her
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Donald Trump supporters have cited his transparency as one reason why they are so enthusiastic about him. They claim he is plain spoken and they know just where he stands on issues. The “lying media” cannot be believed when it comes to reporting on Trump according to his supporters. Facts mean nothing,. Trump himself famously
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Most conservative attacks on abortion have nothing to do with “the culture of life.” The only real cultural aspect of their attack on abortion in general and Planned Parenthood in particular is a zeal for a male dominated society. Exhibit A is that with final victory over abortion in sight, conservatives are turning their animus
Every time I see a news story about a white person expounding on race in America, I cringe. Exhibit A is the recent Twitter war between the Orange One and Georgia Representative John Lewis. Imitating the Three Stooges, Maine Governor Paul LePage, Iowa Representative Steve King, and D-list actor Rob Schneider jumped in. They are
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“GED room, Mr. Parent speaking,” I said into the telephone receiver. “Mr. Parent, this is admin. We need you to go out and look at your car.” I didn’t recognize the voice but the request was troubling to say the least. My fears were reinforced by two different people who stopped me and said they
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I love food. Exhibit A is my expanding waistline. Notice I didn’t say I like to eat . . . even though I do. No, I love food. I love everything about food. I like growing food. In late summer I’ve been known to picnic in my garden, washing fresh veg and drinking from the
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