This is for my friend Yvonne Ponsor, who has brought many new understandings into my life: the meaning of courage, the power of persistence, the generosity of friendship and the vision of all that the mind is capable of. ...more

April 1, 2009

I owe a lot to Elijah. The 17-year-old high school dropout came to the center where I tutor to try and earn his GED. Quiet, respectful and struggling, he was my student and we worked together on reading comprehension. ...more

March 25, 2009

Joan Shalleck of Kings Point, the leader of a Life Writing memoir class, said her students are required to sign what she calls her "Vegas Oath." ...more

February 18, 2009

Next month, Barack Obama will catch a train in Philadelphia and trace the route Abraham Lincoln followed to Washington for his inauguration. ...more

December 28, 2008

Commenting on Mr. Donald A. Pusey's letter of rebuttal to Mr. Randy Ludacer's letter, endorsing Obama for president, I would like to make a few comments of my own. Mr. Pusey, perhaps you have not read as many letters and guest editorials from Randy as I have, but I have read many. ...more

August 21, 2008