I was 25 years old when I covered my first election day.
I worked for a small chain of weekly suburban newspapers, and my beat was the largest in the group—and the most Republican. The citizens of this small town voted regularly and predictably, with very little dissent.
Not at that time a very political animal, I […]
Election Day
November 4th, 2008 · 11 Comments
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Colorblindness
November 3rd, 2008 · 14 Comments
As I write this post, there are only four days left until the Presidential election. A long-time Obama supporter, I know how I hope things will go. The last election left a bitter taste in the mouths of many Democrats like me, and I fervently wish that on Tuesday there will be no […]
Politics and Kids and a Great Giveaway!
May 13th, 2008 · 21 Comments
My friend Sue (or more officially Susan E. Goodman) is the author of a large bookshelf of impressive children’s non-fiction books. She’s written about poop and pee and skyscrapers and cookies and 5 different books about the craziest field-trips ever taken. On a side note, she also bakes the most phenomenal biscotti on […]
