Articles Posted by dominique
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If You’re Not Moving Forward, You’re Backward: Notes on Our Wildly Successful President
by dominique DiPrima The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold The Affordable Health Care Act is widely viewed as a victory for President Barack Obama. It has led to lots of speculation about the legacy of the 44th President, and finally forced some pundits to acknowledge the gravity of President Obama’s achievement with his signature piece […]
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Children Are to be Seen and Heard: Sandusky, Satan & the Devil Within
by dominique DiPrima Many of us breathed a sigh of relief when we found out former Penn State Assistant Football Coach Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 counts of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years. There is some comfort in knowing that the 68-year-old will likely spend the rest of his life behind […]
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Long Live the King: Rodney King and the Politics of Violence
by dominique DiPrima My phone has been ringing and buzzing with texts all day. Rodney King is dead at 47 years old. Mostly people leave messages. It is Father’s Day 2012 and family calls so I don’t answer. Some of the messages are angry, some tearful, some resigned and emotionless. The texts are frantic, gossipy, […]
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Why The Private Sector is Doing Fine:
Romney, Boehner et al can’t have it both ways! by Dominique DiPrima Most pundits on the left and the right agree that President Barack Obama made a serious gaffe when – in passing – he stated that “the private sector is doing fine.” Right wing politicians and strategists have had a field day doing their […]
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It Takes a Village: 10 Things I Have Learned About Parenting From the Extended family
by Dominique DiPrima As graduation season reaches it’s peak I find myself having conversations with many a proud parent. There is a sense of relief, of hope and of infinite possibilities as their children graduate from high school, college or even elementary grades. Being an interviewer by trade I can’t help but grill them a […]
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“The Tipping Point:” Fear of a Brown Planet
…America’s Rainbow Tribe Goes from Minority to Majority! by dominique DiPrima The release of the new 2011 Census data set off an avalanche of news articles on America’s changing demographics. A quick Google search turned up 973 articles with the term “tipping point” used to describe the fact that for the first time in U.S. […]
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Why I’m Grateful to Mitt Romney:
We Love You Just the Way You Are! by Dominique DiPrima You gotta love Mitt Romney! For all of his stiffness and two dimensional qualities, the man is happy to tell you who he is – for real! And I for one, am grateful! Not all Republicans are so forthcoming. I could see how folks […]
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Martin & McDade Mothering in Times of Madness
…An Ode to the Living on Mothers Day! by dominique DiPrima Most of us caught the heart-wrenching television spot by Sybrina Fulton this Mother’s Day, This year, calling for the re-examination of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law used to justify her son’s killing, and similar laws across the country. Sybrina is the mother of 17-year-old […]
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Women Against Gun Violence to Honor Dominique
Women Against Gun Violence: www.wagv.org
