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Edie Falco’s Nurse Jackie—A Shot in the Arm
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Anyone who has spent time in a hospital quickly learns that nurses run the show. Physicians do their rounds and make an appearance, but nurses
George’s Mendes’ Aldea Focuses on the Iberian Peninsula
Sunday, April 18th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Dining Around
The best duck dish in the city is now being served, not in a French restaurant, but in one where the chef prepares food in
Teachers Should Be on the Front Line in the Bully Wars
Sunday, April 4th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
In second grade, my daughter attended an all girls school where students were assigned to round tables. “I’ve changed your daughter’s table assignment,” I was
Mingmei Yip’s Beautiful Petals from the Sky
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
The best writers are able to paint a picture with words and transport us to places we have never been before. Mingmei Yip’s novel, Petals
Game Change: Obama’s Charge for the White House
Monday, March 8th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
It’s 2004 and Barack Obama has been elected to the U.S. Senate. Like a small boy who has always dreamed of going to Disneyland and
Mean Girls: The Evolution
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Living Around
For one year, a few decades ago, I was a very mean girl. I stopped speaking to my best friend, Sandy; I turned away when
Serving Time on the Grand Jury
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Things I learned after one month on grand jury duty: Female assistant D.A.’s wear black or gray suits, no stockings even in freezing weather, and
Girls Being Treated Badly
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
2009 will go down as yet another year when women were treated badly by the men in their lives. While women have made great strides
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