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    Six Feet of Separation: Sheltering-in for DV Survivors During COVID-19

    Six Feet of Separation: Sheltering-in for DV Survivors During COVID-19

    By Andrea Shorter– 1.5 million and rising: the number of people the world over infected by coronavirus as of this writing. Soon enough, if not already, more of us will…

    2020 Foresight: Expect the Unexpected

    2020 Foresight: Expect the Unexpected

    By John Lewis– When I was a senior in high school back in the 1970s, I played classical piano and was invited to perform the difficult Mendelssohn Piano Concerto in…

    Big Abilities and Style

    Big Abilities and Style

    By Philip Ruth– When is too much too much? It’s a subjective question with a highly personalized answer.  In terms of cars, the response has no baseline. Pretty much any…

    COVID-19 and Emergency Relief

    COVID-19 and Emergency Relief

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– The COVID-19 disease is causing a worldwide health crisis that impacts every one of us. It should come as no surprise that older adults stand the highest…

    James Pratt and John Smith: Martyrs to Madness and Idiocy

    James Pratt and John Smith: Martyrs to Madness and Idiocy

    By Dr. Bill Lipsky– “Yesterday morning, at the usual hour,” the Morning Post informed its readers on November 28, 1835, “the sentence of the law was carried into effect upon…

    Saints and Sinners 2020: The Festival That Wasn’t

    Saints and Sinners 2020: The Festival That Wasn’t

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival (SAS Fest) was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed to be an innovative way to reach the…

    Strong Women, Strong Movies

    Strong Women, Strong Movies

    By Jan Wahl– I am the strong, successful woman I am today because of the movies my mother carefully chose for me when I was a child, teen, and all…

    Ann Rostow: La Peste

    Ann Rostow: La Peste

    By Ann Rostow– La Peste It took me awhile to take the coronavirus seriously. Mel and I were scheduled to fly to the East Coast to visit some grandchildren in…

    Ellen Pontac (1941–2020): Flooding the World with Love and Life

    Ellen Pontac (1941–2020): Flooding the World with Love and Life

    By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– We met the extraordinary Ellen Pontac, along with the love of her life Shelly Bailes, on the miraculous first day of San Francisco’s Winter…

    Strengthening Our Safety Net During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Strengthening Our Safety Net During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    By Brett Andrews– This is an unprecedented moment. The interconnectedness of our community and our world is laid bare in the starkest of terms as we face and take action…