I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I鈥檝e consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...
By Richard Robbins Never in his political career has Donald Trump done so much dodging and weaving, so much bobbing and ducking. His friendship with the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues to haunt the president. And his administration's failure to release the "Epstein files" ...
Q. Is it possible to re-invent myself in high school? I鈥檓 excited about leaving middle school 鈥� it sucked. I couldn鈥檛 find friends. I鈥檓 a writer and a poet at heart. I hope to hide those facets of my personality going forward, so I鈥檓 not made fun of so much. If no one knows me as I ...
I've been having trouble getting my head around two fairly recent political developments 鈥� one from the left, the other from the right. From the left: the unlikely ascent of the drag queen show. Not so long ago, drag shows, in which men dress as women, were considered side shows. In ...
My column about middle school friendships hit home with many readers. Here are two responses. Response 1: I read your column on Thursday with a great deal of interest and a little bit of flashback. I鈥檓 in my early 40s and a parent of two elementary school girls. When I read the question from ...
Q. Where are all my school friends? Summer is moving along quickly, and I feel abandoned. I try to connect but they ghost me. I don鈥檛 know what to do. I don鈥檛 think I did anything wrong, although I do know my friends are known to exclude other girls. I鈥檝e seen that happen. I just didn鈥檛 ...
