The greater Tiger Woods lesson Sheila December 7, 2009 Ideally, we want to engage critical thinking skills with cleverness and reason so sound, it startles. Clever thinkers and writers Read More
Glossary for media usage Sheila December 4, 2009 That the major media have redefined words beyond their original meaning is not news, though it would be to them, Read More
Terri Schiavo’s life Sheila December 3, 2009 It began on this day, 46 years ago. Her family, who recently suffered the loss of Terri’s father, is ever-hopeful Read More
Important decisions are now being made Sheila December 1, 2009 …or soon will be made. These decisions will either uphold or undermine what is just and good. There is no Read More
A million acts of kindness….untold? Sheila December 1, 2009 Here’s the walkup to Thomas Friedman’s incisive piece in the New York Times about what Maj. Hasan may Read More
Regressive politics Sheila November 29, 2009 How we’ve fallen back into the politics of race and class and victimization in the past year. This exceptional Read More
What job? Sheila November 29, 2009 Barack Obama has referred to himself as a blank screen on which people could project anything they wanted (a reference Read More
A Wake-up Call Sheila November 23, 2009 That’s what CNN’s Campbell Brown said to wrap up an interview with a doctor about the man who Read More
Soap opera sells? Sheila November 23, 2009 That’s what they’re saying on tv news. Sarah Palin’s book hits the top of the bestseller list Read More
Venting Sheila November 22, 2009 I was tempted to call this post ‘Purgatory’, but that seemed sacrilegious. Just hung up the phone after wasting another Read More
