DON'T EVER GIVE UP
The Locker Lesson By: Debbie Friedman My 13-year old son had started at one of the most prestigious private schools in the nation – an honor that we were paying $20,000 a year for and at a school that had 100 applications for each spot! When he came home the second month with […]
Loneliness By Lou Dos Santos Let me introduce myself. I am a fifty six year old man that has been battling depression for most of my life. I will be writing a series of articles regarding depression so I m not looking to discuss every aspect of the illness in this one article. And yes, […]
2022-10-17 We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement – this is what we learned Living conditions in a solitary cell at New York’s Rikers Island jail. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews Angela Hattery, University of Delaware and Earl Smith, University of Delaware The United States leads the world in its use of solitary confinement, […]
2022-10-10 Photographer’s 12-Year Quest to Document Her Life Produces a Rich Portrait of Aging Judith Graham Marna Clarke, who is documenting her aging, says she went to the beach this summer to make herself “one with the world.” This photo “speaks of loss and what I’m going through,” she says. (MARNA CLARKE) A […]
2022-09-22 Being a librarian isn’t just about books – it’s about helping everyone get access to information and resources As the pandemic continues to pose new challenges, libraries are finding ways to better meet the needs of their communities. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via GettyImages Michelle H. Martin, University of Washington Michelle Martin is the Beverly Cleary Professor […]
2022-09-11 The empty house on Fernwood Street By Don Robbins It was a cool sunny day and Doc bounced down the steps from the house in which he lived. He was going over to see his cousins who lived on Fernwood Street. It was about a 45-minute walk but he did […]
2022-09-02 Quotes of Dad By Arthur Gevarnick Chapter 10 Quotes of Dad Dad was born in 1933, in Pittsburgh, the surviving twin of a single parent, his twin having died at birth, making him a survivor right from the start. His mother had left Canada to escape the shame of […]
2022-09-08 ‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Anxious Older Adults Try to Cope With Limited Budgets Judith Graham Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring housing costs and inflation diminish the value of fixed incomes. Across the country, seniors who until recently successfully managed limited budgets are […]
2022-09-07 The US abortion decision is already having global impacts OPINION: The reversal of Roe v. Wade is a tragedy not just for the United States, but for women everywhere By TK Sundari Ravindran By Pascale Allotey By Sofia Gruskin 8.31.2022 The past decades have brought modest improvements to women’s reproductive health around […]
2022-09-06 A Disabled Young Patient Was Sent to Get Treatment. He Was Abused Instead. And He Wasn’t the Last. by Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois, and Molly Parker, Lee Enterprises Midwest ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. As […]