A Bridge to Somewhere
dated 2010-03-08 | posted in columns | topic Leisure | permanent link
A Bridge to Somewhere?
I studied hard to become a passionate teacher and a prolific, if not famous, writer. (I now make regular blog postings just to keep my writing arm working: patwesty.wordpress.com) But there’s one area of recent endeavor that has brought me more agony than joy: learning how to play bridge. I came from a family that held books, not cards. So when my friends persuaded me to tr ...
Finally
dated 2010-03-23 | posted in columns | topic Politics | permanent link
This week, a majority of US Democrats (and one Republican) voted and passed the health care reform bill. That brings the USA into line with all other Western countries who have had, for years, health care as a guaranteed right for all of its citizens. I confess that I have not read the whole bill. It’s over 1,000 pages long and steeped in bureaucratic language. Nevertheless, enough people read, understood and voted “yes” on it to give health ca ...