Do you think we haven’t seen the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene before? The story of shamelessly ambitious, undereducated bigots scrambling for traction in government is old. Read “All the King’s Men,” by Robert Penn Warren.
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3/23/23
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Last month I made my first visit to Capitol Hill since Dec. 28, 2020, the day I had cast my final vote on the floor of Congress before my retirement from the House of Representatives.
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3/2/23
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These days, when my husband and I share affairs of the heart, there is usually anesthesia and a same-day procedure involved. For us, Valentine’s Day, the fire sale of romantic love, doesn’t speak to a 55-year relationship.
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2/9/23
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Most of us learned to read a long time ago, but many of us are learning to read all over again through the fog of Covid.
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7/28/22
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If you’re going to jump in, then jump. That was my thinking during these post-vaccine weeks when I suggested a five-day stay in Manhattan to my California kid and her kid.
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7/1/21
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Party on '80s style with the popular tribute band.
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11/1/19
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When my daughters were very young, we used to ask them an age-old question: Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Each one would respond, “Not me.”
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9/20/19
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Performances/On Stage
AidaThe hit musical based on Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, Thursday and Friday, May 9-10, 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 11, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 12, 2 p.m. John W. Engeman …
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5/9/19
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The acclaimed bandleader celebrates the legacy of a jazz icon.
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4/11/19
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Performances/On Stage
Buddy: The Buddy Holly StoryThe musical biography of the early rock ‘n roller, Thursday and Friday, Feb. 7-8, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 9, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 10, …
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2/8/19
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