Here are some of my opinion essays published in The Boston Herald both during and after my time on staff there, before my return to teaching, and before I married (hence, my maiden name on the bylines.) You might have to scroll a little on some to get to my piece as these are PDFs of the newspapers in which they originally appeared.
2.2.97 Obituaries only skim the surface of what makes one an individual
9.2.97 Back-to-school feeling never fades
3.22.98 No Middle Road on Schools: Plan would force children to make choices too soon
4.18.98 Grandpa at 80: The gifts were all his
7.18.98 “Real” letters become a special gift
9.19.98 Pieces falling back in place as teacher returns to school
10.28.98 There’s a time in every life when you realize “I grew up”
