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Rosemary’s baby Editor, Thanks for your insightful review of my new book, Secrets of the Zona Rosa: How Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women’s Lives. I’m happy to be called a journalist, as I have the greatest respect for those who ply that art. Indeed, I’ve done a great deal of journalism myself through the…

The Blotter

Someone called police anonymously and said a bomb would explode at a local abortion clinic. Officers went to the scene and asked protesters in front of the  building to clear the area. An off-duty police officer working at the clinic was informed about the bomb threat, as was the staff of the clinic. All staff…

News of the Weird

Ewwww! A 5-year-old boy in Broward County, Fla., preparing to enter kindergarten, is believed by gender-identity experts to be the youngest kid in the country whose family supports his decision to live completely as the other sex (according to a May profile in New Times Broward-Palm Beach). The parents doubt that the unnamed now-girl (dubbed…

Kronquest: Airing the Dirt

When people first come to this city, they are shocked to find recycling is not mandatory. Then, to their continuing dismay, they find recycling is also incredibly difficult to access. Why is that? After all, recycling is commonplace in most communities where educated and informed citizens live. Why not here? The reason is pretty simple.…


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