The Writer
Skip to contentMy daughter has made a habit of checking the “Adoptable Cats” pages of the animal shelter’s website. I consider it a more positive twist on the same dark motivation that has us reading obituaries and wanted posters. Her face brightened … Continue reading
During a routine morning at the office five years ago, my phone rang. “May I please see you in my office?” said the principal of my kids’ elementary school, her tone serious. My children weren’t in trouble; I was. That … Continue reading
My 12-year-old daughter wants a goat. We don’t live on a farm, but we’re outside of town. So I can’t count on a city ordinance to save my grass. My friend Mickey had his batch of kids 10 years earlier … Continue reading
I ran into more corporate castoffs this weekend than usual. I recognized many from Hewlett-Packard, former colleagues from my years there. But Northern Colorado is teeming with corporate castoffs from Agilent, Kodak, LSI Logic and more. “Castoffs” isn’t always accurate. … Continue reading
As we debate mandatory vaccinations for kids, school health safety in Colorado is declining. Meanwhile, a recent study questions the effectiveness of public education to encourage responsible behavior by parents. We must do more. An outbreak of pertussis, a.k.a. whooping … Continue reading
Opening facts: Smoking kills 4,300 Coloradans annually. Smoking-related government expenditures cost each Colorado household $570 annually. When a for-profit corporation says, “We feel it’s important to give back to our community,” I rarely believe it. Instead, a filter in my … Continue reading
Our family spent the holidays in the hospital, on purpose. Home from college, our daughter needed surgery to correct a congenital circulation problem in her leg, so we pre-scheduled to have the remainder of the holiday break for her recovery. … Continue reading
Last Thursday, I attended our first-grader’s holiday program at school. Up on stage, a little girl in sagging white tights paid tribute to Kwanzaa, the weeklong celebration of African heritage. Instinctively, I wondered if anyone in the audience would feel … Continue reading
I’m writing this month’s column while standing, proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks. As a child, I remember when my grandmother first heard about seat belts. “Oh, that’s the silliest thing,” she said. It’s the same … Continue reading
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, arrived Oct. 1 with the opening of the official website, Connect for Health Colorado, www.connectforhealthco.com, the new one-stop health insurance marketplace for Colorado individuals, families and small employers. And as you know, … Continue reading
