We can be better. If we choose.

This piece originally appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on November 1, 2018. As I was born to a Jewish mother and Catholic father, it feels poetic that a Catholic priest shared a Jewish man’s life-changing wisdom with me nearly a decade ago. I was in a dark place, trying to make sense of…

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Will Haste and Heavy-Handedness Improve Health Care ?

July 31, 2009 I am beginning to think that contracting breast cancer in 2003 was a blessing in disguise. For if proposed health care reforms are enacted, I question whether future breast cancer patients would have my positive experience. These thoughts persist as I attempt to follow the debate about health care rationing, cost containment,…

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Trade Latitude for a Paycheck? Bad Idea

January 23, 2009 All around the world, eyes focused on the Capitol steps Tuesday as our 43rd president relinquished power, authority and responsibility to our 44th. I was intrigued by what the historic moment meant for the wives who stood beside them. They belong to an elite group of women who, neither hired nor elected,…

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An Effort to Balance Competing (and Compelling) Interests

December 11, 2008 “I would rather be in a gunfight than have to watch my grandson go through what he is going through.” This statement expressed the sentiments of many at a November meeting of the Minnesota Autism Task Force. The state-Senate-appointed panel is investigating the causes and statewide incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)…

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