Archive for June, 2010

Cheers to the Class of 2010!!

Full disclosure:  This is a proud mama moment. My daughter graduated from high school tonight. It doesn’t seem like that big of a deal… until it’s your own child. It was a classy ceremony, and parents had every reason to be proud of each and every one. The speeches, as is always the case, were [...]

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What’s a President to do?

I’ve been listening with interest to the national debate over President Obama’s communication style throughout the oil-spill crisis.  For weeks, pundits have been crying that he’s not tough enough. Too much thought; too little action. Then last week, in a pseudo-angry moment, he said he might need to “kick some ass” to keep things moving. [...]

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Farewell, Helen Thomas

It’s not supposed to happen this way. Helen Thomas should be celebrating her retirement from 60 years of journalism by attending amazing tributes and parties – applauded by every big name in the business.  She should be receiving love notes from the hundreds (or, thousands) of aspiring journalists who watched her and learned from her. [...]

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