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From the Dying Left, To the Dead Left Mar. 09, 2023
WASHINGTON — This past week, my matutinal readings of the obituaries in the morning newspapers... Read More
Privacy Laws and Social Security Jun. 30, 2021
I recall my days as a trainee with the Social Security Administration. And gosh, that was almost 50 ... Read More
Mike Adams: Doer of the Word Jul. 29, 2020
Michael Scott "Mike" Adams was a brilliant professor of criminology at the University of North Carol... Read More
Missing a Personal Notification May. 22, 2020
Dear Annie: My first cousin died two weeks ago, but not one of her siblings called to tell me or any... Read More
Annie Glenn, American Hero May. 21, 2020
In 2012, Annie Glenn and I were doing what we so often did, which was to sit side-by-side in a quiet... Read More
About Me and My Mom Feb. 15, 2020
My mom died last week. Her obituary is online. It is, as obits should be, about her. Too many women'... Read More
Gertrude Himmelfarb, RIP Jan. 03, 2020
When I emailed Mary Ellen Bork that our mutual friend, Gertrude Himmelfarb, aka Bea Kristol, had pas... Read More
Don Imus, RIP Jan. 02, 2020
Washington — This past Sunday brought the news to the front pages of our leading newspapers of... Read More
November 24, 2019 Nov. 24, 2019
Dear Annie: My sister-in-law and I exchange babysitting for our young children. I have three under t... Read More
November 20, 2019 Nov. 20, 2019
Dear Annie: My lady and I have been together for nine years, and we have a beautiful 7-year-old daug... Read More
Kirk, the Best Brother Ever, R.I.P. Sep. 19, 2019
My brother, Kirk Randolph Elder, died suddenly and unexpectedly, 16 days before his 70th birthday. H... Read More
Groundhog of Eden Jun. 17, 2019
As I have written before, groundhogs live in my yard. They're fat, furry, graceless, beaver-faced th... Read More
Obit Omission May. 18, 2019
Dear Annie: I am in my 80s and recently lost my beloved sister-in-law, who was 90. She married my br... Read More
One of the Girls in the Office Feb. 22, 2019
My mother, Margaret Munroe Dion, who died Saturday at 2:55 in the afternoon, was one of the girls in... Read More
Jones Did Something Rare in Politics -- Admitted a Big Mistake Feb. 14, 2019
It's the rare leader who's willing to admit they were wrong. In the no-holds-barred world of modern ... Read More
George HW Bush Shows That What Used to Be Normal Is Now Extraordinary Dec. 07, 2018
A new phrase entered the English language over the past few years: "the new normal." It is designed ... Read More
Fake Praise for GHWB: Where Were Media When He Needed Them? Dec. 06, 2018
As with the passing of former President Ronald Reagan, the media are in full praise mode following t... Read More
Too Late for an Obit? Nov. 19, 2018
Dear Annie: I have a work colleague whose married son died about six months ago of cancer. His son w... Read More
Remembering the Man Behind the Superheroes Nov. 19, 2018
When kids in the 1960s went to spend their allowance or paper-route money on comic books, they had a... Read More
The Curse of March 7 Mar. 14, 2018
On March 7, 1977, my father died. He had suffered a major heart attack, his first, 10 days before. H... Read More
