We’re getting the band back together
On a Monday in April of 2013, 17 people walked into the General Assembly in Raleigh, NC, and asked to […]
Private plans offer no “advantage” over Medicare
We are once again in the annual Medicare enrollment period, when those of us on the government-funded, single-payer plan known […]
There but for the grace of God …
I was getting gas yesterday at Sam’s Club, and the pump next to mine malfunctioned. The attendant, a middle-aged man […]
Writer’s block
My friend and former colleague, Tony Kiss died in August. John Boyle led the memorial service, which I think Tony […]
Hello again
I’ve been away. Last summer, a mutual friend called and told us she was worried about my husband’s brother. He […]
They’re still killing us.
Fifteen years ago, in the final weeks of my son’s life, I was devastated that my son really would die […]
Who’s a better Christian?
I am not impressed by the weeklong revival going on in Kentucky, where hundreds have come to sing and pray […]
The immorality of our health care system remains
Fifteen years ago today, I was in Raleigh, contemplating life without my precious son. Two years later on this day, I would be cotemplating life without my husband, all because we can’t do what every other industrialized nation has done and move to a system that covers EVERYONE.
Battle fatigue
It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to sit down and write. It seemed as though my brain has refused […]
Let’s all raise our voices
I haven’t been writing much lately. I think it’s mostly because I’m frustrated that, 14 years after the death of […]