Informed and Conscious
Warnings of disturbing content precede Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel.
May We Be Well
May is the month of May Day, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, and, for those raised Roman Catholic, the month of Mary, Mother
Health Care by Gaslight
In 2006, retired NY Times reporter David Rosenbaum lay unattended in a Washington D.C. hospital after being found unconscious in the street,
Don’t Keep It to Yourself
A recent television advertisement for a popular national dating site depicts a couple seated at a table for two in a restaurant
Rallying Redux
I attended the Syracuse Sister Rally held on January 21 at the James M. Hanley Federal Building. I always vote but rarely
Knowledge Is Power
I’m writing this on the Winter Solstice, feeling optimistic about the sunlight increasing, day by day, incrementally. All natural progressions and cycles
Pre-Existing Conditions
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men,” reads Luke 2:14 of the King James version of
Cause, Effect and Harvest Time
Whatever the outcome, the 2016 Presidential Election reveals many root ideological issues. History handed down through books, records and reminiscence is always a
Tough Crowd 2016
The 2016 presidential campaign is the scariest campaign I’ve observed since I first voted.
Past Perfect Tense
The world and everything in it, ourselves included, consist of moving parts. An adult brain consumes twenty to thirty percent of that adult’s
