My first experience riding on a big yellow school bus happened the summer I turned 12 years old. The summer school I was attending was several towns away, so the bus ride took a while....

A movement is afoot to get rid of the iconic wheelchair symbol on handicapped parking spaces. People often expect to see a wheelchair getting in or out of the car, if it is parked in a handicapped parking spot....

The biggest story this week has been the coronavirus. We are learning that it is an unusual virus, in that there is no way to know if someone is carrying it or not, because it takes days to manifest....

People the world over agree that being a nation requires making sure every child attends school. Almost all of the over 180 countries in the world include education as a constitutional right for all citizens (The Atlantic, 11/28/18)....

I just had my second total knee replacement surgery. It knocks you for a loop. While I haven’t followed much news these past few weeks, except for national headlines, I did tuck aside a couple of small items to write...

The folk tale of Cinderella has lasted through the ages because instances of individuals suffering from oppression have been part of so many families – in all different eras and in families all around the world....

Maybe the concept of all people being equal to one another is too complicated for us humans. Plants get it. Animals get it. We just don’t get it....

One of the names for that great big full moon out there tonight is the “Hunger Moon.” The name reminds me that each person we encounter – whether happy or sad, loved or alone, included or marginalized – hungers for...

When I was six years old, my biggest concerns were how soon I could go outside to play with my best friend and which dress I would wear to school the next day....

Here we go again. Aunt Judy is going to nag, nag, nag her daughter about the fact she is working full time while her kids are still in school....