
Time For Action
I retired from my sixth grade classroom 10 years ago. I started working in the public school system prior to the passage of the No Child...

You Can Make a Difference
The Governor and many others are saying that the passage of Proposition 123 was a good start, a first step, in providing the much need...

Elections Have Consequences
You and I are among a relatively small group of older women who enjoy decent pensions. Many women of our generation do not qualify for...

You Know, I've Still Got It
Actress Helen Mirren still has it - and so do I. What am I talking about? You guessed it - the ability to create change, one action at...

Summertime Blahs?
This could be the summer that everything changes. We are fighting the same fights that we were fighting when I retired 10 years ago. The...


Knock Knock ... Who's There?
I love it! I volunteer once or twice a month on a Saturday morning to knock doors for a candidate. I knock doors and tell the people I...