Paul Staley: The Past Isn't Past
William Faulkner famously said, “The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.” And Paul Staley heartily agrees.
Mar 08, 2023•5 min
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Angelina Montgomery: The Hidden Outdoors
To many low-income families, the great outdoors is a rumor, experienced only by others. Angelina Montgomery has this Perspective.
Mar 07, 2023•4 min
Lubna Qureishi: Taking It Home
Lubna Qureishi looks for the missing ingredient when food and drink just taste better when prepared by the hands of loved ones.
Mar 06, 2023•4 min
Vicki Larson: A Room of One's Own
Vicki Larson says what some marriages need to succeed is some space.
Mar 03, 2023•4 min
Brian Smith: Shame Off You
Stanford medical student Brian Smith has seen the difference between guilt and shame in his patients and their families.
Mar 02, 2023•4 min
Sara Alexander: A Hummingbird's Tale
Just outside her window, Sara Alexander observes an avian tale of life and death unfold.
Mar 01, 2023•5 min
Alice Wong: I Still Have a Voice
Alice Wong can no longer speak. But she still has a voice.
Feb 28, 2023•4 min
Jamareion Adrow: Gun Violence
Reading about gun violence elsewhere is one thing. To live with the routine reality of gunshots in your own life is another. Jamareion Adrow has this Perspective.
Feb 27, 2023•4 min
Abe Marshall: Its Not Just Water
When Abe Marshall experienced hearing loss his worst fear was what others might think. It didn’t work out that way.
Feb 24, 2023•4 min
Evan Ho: Small town Life
The pictures on the restaurant walls offer a window into the continuity of small-town life. Evan Ho has this Perspective.
Feb 23, 2023•4 min
Callen Bronson: Keeping Wild Animals Wild
After his sister was attacked by a coyote, Callen Bronson looked into how to keep wild animals wild, and people safe.
Feb 22, 2023•4 min
Lucienne Noel: Maternity Leave
Lucienne Noel is coming off maternity leave and embracing the value of dependence that propelled her forward.
Feb 21, 2023•5 min
Sandhya Acharya: The Note
When Sandhya Acharya's pandemic bubble burst, it was her young son's note that healed her.
Feb 17, 2023•4 min
Ami Bailey: I Paint Myself Brown
Growing into your identity is a big part of growing up, but when you are part of a mixed-race family the process is more complicated. Ami Bailey has this Perspective.
Feb 16, 2023•4 min
Marilyn Englander: Asymetric Development
Hard work can overcome many shortcomings, and students that some give up on prove to be stellar learners. Marilyn Englander has this Perspective.
Feb 15, 2023•4 min
Susan Dix Lyons: Only. You.
Susan Dix Lyons' date night with her husband becomes a valentine.
Feb 14, 2023•4 min
Elaine Elinson: Diaries of War
When Elaine Elinson stumbled across her grandmother’s diaries, she discovered that she had much in common with today’s war-torn Ukrainians.
Feb 13, 2023•4 min
Richard Friedlander: Men and Women In Blue
Richard Friedlander has this Perspective on our changing attitudes about the men and women in blue.
Feb 10, 2023•4 min
Nina Thompson: Sleep Deprivation in High School
Some high school students keep up with schoolwork by cutting back on sleep. Y-R Media’s Nina Thompson says it’s a vicious cycle she can’t avoid if she wants to get into her dream school.
Feb 09, 2023•4 min
Tom Moriarty:The Chatbox Ate My Homework
AI chatbot ChatGPT’s ability to read and write like a person is disrupting the future of education. Some praise its potential to promote learning. Others see just another tool for cheating. Tom Moriarty has this satirical Perspective.
Feb 08, 2023•4 min
Sophie Bloch: Oh Wow
At some point, adults seem to lose their capacity to be joyful. For Sophie Bloch’s young daughter, that moment hasn’t arrived yet.
Feb 07, 2023•4 min
Paul Staley: The Marketplace of Ideas
Paul Staley says the marketplace of ideas isn't the emporium of free thought it's cracked up to be.
Feb 06, 2023•4 min
Richard Swerdlow: Saving For Retirement
Richard Swerdlow says a comfortable retirement is financially out-of-reach for most cash-strapped wage earners.
Feb 03, 2023•4 min
Kawser Amine: The Afghan Women Left Behind
Growing up in Afghanistan, Kawser Amine was able to dream of things previously unheard of in her country. When the Taliban took over, all that ended.
Feb 02, 2023•4 min
Lev Kushner: The City Talks To You
Lev Kushner says you can hear the city talking to you if you give it an ear.
Feb 01, 2023•4 min
Erika Trafton: Ginger Cookies
Ginger cookies have always been a favorite of Erika Trafton and they taste even better when her son makes them.
Jan 31, 2023•4 min
Mark Morodomi: Peanut Duck
When a popular Chinese restaurant in Oakland closed recently, Mark Morodomi is left with warm memories of family and a dish rarely served anymore.
Jan 30, 2023•4 min
Baldeep Singh: Vaccine Skepticism
Dr. Baldeep Singh says the health care community needs to do more to combat vaccine skepticism.
Jan 27, 2023•4 min
Christine Schoefer: Saying Yes to Life
Learning self-defense against a variety of threats can be stressful, but for Christine Schoefer and her students it was all about saying Yes to life.
Jan 26, 2023•4 min
Patricia Calfee Picache: Never Bet Against San Francisco
Patricia Calfee Picache says pronouncements of the death of San Francisco are premature.
Jan 25, 2023•4 min
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