I’m a newshound and always have been. I grew up as the daughter of a weekly newspaper editor. I earned a journalism degree and knocked around several newspapers as a reporter and editor before going into higher education. I feel the media help shine a valuable light on things society needs to know, always have […]
As details of the Senate’s coronavirus stimulus plan become known, it is obvious this is more about doling out billions to already rich companies while tossing mere crumbs to working families. ‘Robbery in Progress’ “This is a robbery in progress,” wrote David Dayen, executive editor at The American Prospect. “And it’s not a bailout for […]
I wrote earlier about the sad loss of our terrier Nassi. She was accidentally hit by her mother’s (my daughter) car in the driveway. The result was devastating. The Last Thing I Needed Probably a new puppy was the last thing I needed with two older dachshunds already in the household (along with an older […]
I’ll say at the start that my daughter sometimes gets a little overboard when it comes to drama. But she may not be doing that now. These are stressful times that have been made more stressful by poor leadership in the country. Business Office Manager She has been in the skilled medical care profession now […]
I’m no different from you. This just is not any fun, folks. Staying at home. Cooking every day. Planning ahead so we can have groceries delivered. And the fear, the fear, the fear. What else can you say? Kindergarten Teacher Starting Monday, I’ll be my grandson’s kindergarten teacher with remote lessons sent from his teacher. […]
Well, so much for my ideas about the coronavirus and me. My 29-year-old daughter entered the picture and lovingly explained my options: Go along with her program or become critically ill. Our Food Stocks We’re now well stocked with toilet paper, paper towels and basics like pasta and sauce. Our freezer and refrigerator are filled. […]
I don’t know about you, but I’m doing nothing to prepare for the Coronavirus. I at age 73 have a somewhat compromised immune system, and my 99-year-old mother lives nearby in a nursing home. But How to Prepare for the Unknown I am assuming when the first cases hit Central Texas, some people I know, […]
Sometimes it’s hard to believe this is America. A new story by the Guardian says the trauma children and their parents face at the border at the hands of the Trump administration constitutes torture. This was based upon the evaluations of 26 children and adults by Physicians for Human Rights. First In-Depth Look While many have […]
The McClatchy newspaper chain bankruptcy is another harbinger of all things sad for the newspaper business. Without robust newspaper journalism, what is to happen to the democracy? McClatchy Symbolic The newspaper chain, the nation’s second largest, publishes the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Sacramento Bee, Kansas City Star, Miami Herald and dozens of other newspapers across the […]
Things are very glum at our house. My daughter accidentally struck her 13-year-old terrier with her car last night, killing her instantly. The dog was developing cataracts and perhaps just didn’t see the car. And my daughter thought she had gone to the other side of the garage. Grief is Compounded Not only is my […]