Adan Barrera: Love in the Pandemic
YR Media's Adan Barrera rejects cultural stereotypes and goes the extra mile to treat his girlfriend right.
Jan 28, 2021•4 min
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Joe Epstein: Corporate Departures
A wave of corporate departures has Joe Epstein worried about the future of Bay Area business.
Jan 27, 2021•4 min
Denise Lewis: A Shot of Hope
For Denise Lewis, the COVID vaccine she administers is a shot of hope to both her clients and herself.
Jan 26, 2021•4 min
Kelly Gleason: Whose Flag Is it?
His family's liberal credentials are impeccable, but Kelly Gleason is proud to fly his American flag.
Jan 25, 2021•4 min
Richard Friedlander: A Bill of Responsibilities
Richard Friedlander says it time for an addition to the Bill of Rights — a Bill of Responsibilities.
Jan 22, 2021•4 min
Sandhya Acharya: Raising a Good Loser
Sandhya Acharya contemplates being a good loser – on the playground and in politics. Some time back, I was witness to a kids’ plank showdown. Timers were set, poses struck, seconds counted. But when it came time to declare the winner, a chorus of voices, including my son’s, broke out into complaints. “My jacket slowed me down!” “He moved!” “I wasn’t ready!” I watched from the sidelines, cringing. A question troubled me. Are we raising good losers? On Jan 6, 2021, we saw the damage a bad loser co...
Jan 20, 2021•4 min
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Inauguration
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau talks about what the word inauguration it has to do with our feathered friends.
Jan 19, 2021•4 min
Li Miao Lovett: MLK’s Legacy of Diversity
Li Miao Lovett remembers how the Civil Rights Movement helped to diversify America.
Jan 18, 2021•4 min
Elizabeth Scarboro: Hope
Elizabeth Scarboro knows it takes hope to power through a pandemic's many side effects.
Jan 15, 2021•4 min
Richard Swerdlow: Active Shooter Drill
Richard Swerdlow says school children and members of Congress now have something in common neither welcomes.
Jan 14, 2021•4 min
Angela Omulepu: As American as Apple Pie
While watching a mob storm the Capitol, Angela Omulepu bakes an apple pie.
Jan 13, 2021•4 min
Dan Lieberman: Das Ist Normal
Language, family and history weigh on Dan Lieberman as he mulls the prospects for a new year.
Jan 12, 2021•4 min
Marilyn Englander: Curious, Not Furious
When her initial response to everyday annoyances is anger, Marilyn Englander practices a better way.
Jan 11, 2021•4 min
Meg Waite Clayton: These Things Called Books
Meg Waite Clayton looks at the toxic stew of book banning and political intolerance.
Jan 08, 2021•4 min
Steven Saum: Things We Carried
Steven Saum finds the weightiest things he and his son carried on their hike wasn't in their backpacks.
Jan 07, 2021•5 min
Selina Kaing: Birthday Candles
Selina Kaing's family tradition of blending old ways with new American habits resides in a box of birthday candles.
Jan 06, 2021•4 min
Matthew Vernon: A Murmuration in Marin
Matthew Vernon didn't know what a murmuration is, but he's glad he went to see one.
Jan 05, 2021•4 min
Dr Baldeep Singh: The Shot
Dr. Baldeep Singh gets one of the early shots of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Jan 04, 2021•4 min
Nina Roehl: Mental Health
It’s New Year's Eve and 2020 is finally coming to an end. For YR Media’s Nina Roehl this challenging year has helped her learn more about her mental health and find ways to cope.
Dec 31, 2020•4 min
Nirmy Kang: Celebrations Past
For Nirmy Kang, Christmas Eve celebrations map an immigrant's personal and political history.
Dec 30, 2020•4 min
Paul Staley: Two Churches
Growing up in a religiously diverse family taught Paul Staley lessons not necessarily in the sacred texts.
Dec 29, 2020•4 min
Richard Levitt: The Hills Are Alive
The hills are alive, and Richard Levitt has a long-ago scoutmaster to thank for being able to experience it.
Dec 28, 2020•4 min
Lloyd Jones: Lloyd’s Story
When he was down and out, a friend helped him feed his kids, even though she didn’t have to. It was a kindness Lloyd Jones has never stopped repaying.
Dec 25, 2020•4 min
Michael Ellis: Mistletoe
Michael Ellis says the origins of mistletoe as a seasonal rite are surprising.
Dec 24, 2020•4 min
Anita Frank: Sinterklaas
77 years ago, in Nazi-occupied Holland, a Dutch Christmas tradition became a brush with disaster for then 6-year-old Anita Frank, whose memories haunt her to this day.
Dec 23, 2020•4 min
Heidi Swillinger: The Nutmeg Kit
On Christmas morning, millions of gifts will be unwrapped. But Heidi Swillinger has had her small but favorite gift for many years.
Dec 22, 2020•4 min
Pete Gavin: Hoping For Normal
Our personal and national lives have gone off the rails, and Pete Gavin says normal never looked so good.
Dec 21, 2020•4 min
Mac Clayton: The Downswing
Mac Clayton says the march to racial equality in America is characterized by upswings and downswings.
Dec 18, 2020•4 min
Richard Swerdlow: Thank a Science Teacher
Richard Swerdlow says the high-speed freeway to effective COVID vaccines was built in humble classrooms where science basics are taught.
Dec 17, 2020•4 min
Marilyn Englander: A Hike On A Rainy Day
When the season's first rainy day arrived, Marilyn Englander devoted it to a walk in the woods.
Dec 16, 2020•4 min
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