The Ring

I was eleven years old the year my mother’s younger sister, our Aunt Dote, graduated from college.  As a World War II veteran, she took advantage of the GI Bill and, while working full time, completed her degree in six years.  She graduated second in her class, and my...

A New Paradigm of Partying

The calendar has turned from 2011 and the much-heralded year of  2012 is finally  here. Each New Year provides a chance to take a fresh breath and to begin anew, to mark together what is coming to an end and to welcome the year that’s just arriving. How we spend New...

What’s Mine To Do?

With the guests all gone, the dishwasher humming in the background, my son and his girl friend and I stand talking around the kitchen counter. In this time of tremendous transition, according to the Mayan calendar, the ending of a 26,000-year cycle, we discuss the...

The Holiday Letter

One of this season’s popular rituals is the annual Christmas or New Years Letter. People who haven’t spoken with one another all year recap the accomplishments of their children and grandchildren, announce their work promotions or retirements, and describe past...

Activist Art Shows The Way

After reading Mary Thomas’s excellent article about the Pittsburgh Biennial activist art segment at CMU, I was disappointed it wouldn’t be staying around longer.  After seeing the exhibit on the last day, I felt more disappointed it wasn’t staying around so I could...

TOUGH INTO TRIUMPH

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