The Frog and the Snail: A Tale of Customer Service

July 31, 2009 by Kathleen Rawlings

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I love frogs, always have. A tall shelf supported by a large stone frog adorns my living room. One of my old email addresses is simply “Kafroggy.”
I was therefore charmed [...]

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Poetry Friday: Her Spice Shelf

July 30, 2009 by Women's Voices For Change

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The latest in our seasonal poems by Susan Kinsolving, one of our most stalwart Voices in Verse. Her books include The White Eyelash, Dailies & Rushes (a finalist for [...]

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Dental Health and Menopause

July 30, 2009 by Steven Butensky

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Dear Dr. Pat,
I am 48 years old, in excellent health and in great shape.  I had my last period just over a year ago and had a very uneventful menopausal [...]

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For This Mom’s Summer, the Stars Moved

July 29, 2009 by Phyllis Lombardi

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My son comes home tomorrow from his summer holiday — one that has already made this a very different kind of summer.
Summer can mean so many things: a new wardrobe, [...]

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Turning 40, I let Go of “That Day” and Found Love

July 29, 2009 by Kristin Ladner Lim

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Something changed when I reached my 40th birthday: I realized I had forfeited nearly a decade of my life to one day, and wondered how many more years I was [...]

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Tenacious Diary: Whales Before Breakfast

July 27, 2009 by Lydia Chaverin McKenzie

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Though the weather forecast promised seas of less than a meter in the Queen Charlotte Sound, as we passed the aptly named Cape Caution — which marks the line where [...]

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Toni Geyelin: Some Musings on Investment Bank Profits

July 26, 2009 by Antoinette Geyelin

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Interesting article in this week’s Financial Times, highlighting comments made by Larry Fink, founder of investment giant BlackRock. Apparently, Fink criticized the “luxurious” returns reported this quarter by a [...]

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All That Matters

July 26, 2009 by Susan B. Johnson

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Here in Savannah, Ga., people in my neighborhood are accustomed to a variety of aromas: the occasional stench of the paper mill when the wind is from the northwest; the [...]

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Poetry Friday: Mary Jo Bang

July 23, 2009 by Women's Voices For Change

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The facts are these: Mary Jo Bang has published five books of poetry, including Louise in Love, The Eye Like a Strange Balloon and Elegy. Her abecedarius The Bride of [...]

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Memories of Max Bond, the Real ‘Master Builder’

July 22, 2009 by Women's Voices For Change

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Architect J. Max Bond, Jr. who died a few months ago at 73, led a life of intelligence and fortitude in the face of ignorance and resistance, while always doing [...]

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