Gabrielle Giffords and a Lousy New Year
Filed under: Woman UpThe congresswoman's efforts to recuperate from a gunshot wound to her brain provide a light of hope in a grief-filled year. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Oprah’s Network: Shows That ‘Lift You Up’
Filed under: Woman Up, CultureThe highly anticipated Oprah Winfrey Network, or OWN, launches on New Year's Day, promising programs with that distinctly Oprah touch. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Michelle Obama’s Handshake, and Other Cultural Pitfalls in the Muslim World
Filed under: Woman UpAs a recent visit to Turkey showed, navigating other cultures' rules can be tricky. Too bad the Indonesian official who blamed Mrs. Obama for shaking his hand didn't keep that in mind. Permalink | Email this |&n...
Meg Whitman’s $141 Million Spree; Could We Exchange It for These?
Filed under: Woman UpHow much will $141 million -- the amount the former eBay executive spent on her campaign -- buy? It will run a city for year, or build a hospital wing. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs |&nbs...
New York Judge to 4-Year-Old: See You in Court!
Filed under: Woman UpA 4-year-old can be sued for negligence in a bike accident? So decrees a New York Supreme Court judge. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
The Rutgers Suicide
Filed under: Woman Up, CultureThe tragedy at the New Jersey university raises questions about how technology affects the journey from adolescence to adulthood. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
On 9/11, A Passenger and Flight Attendant Make Peace
Filed under: Woman UpThe memory of 9/11 helped defuse a tense moment between a flight attendant and a passenger aboard a plane bound for New York on the anniversary of the attacks. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs&nb...
You Will Get Alzheimer’s. Discuss.
Filed under: Health Care, Woman UpDoctors are proposing guidelines for detecting the disease before symptoms arise. Since Alzheimer's is untreatable, would you want to know if you're on its hit list? It's a tough question. Permalink | Em...
Best Friends, but Maybe Not Forever
Filed under: Woman UpBest friends are worth making -- but in some cases the relationship just isn't meant to last. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Gary Coleman: Poster Child for the Perils of Young Hollywood
Filed under: Humor, Obits, Woman Up, Culture
Onetime child actor, Gary Coleman, dead at 42, had a tumultuous, unhappy adulthood -- far removed from the TV comedy of "Diff'rent Stokes."
Filed under: Woman UpWhat Dennis deLeon Taught Me about Life on His Last Christmas Eve
Perils of the Hudson: A River Runs Through Us
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