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Jun.12.2012 - 9:17 am
In defense of Fred Rogers
Honestly, I can't believe I have to write a post defending someone as genuinely influential and amazing as Fred Rogers. But his legacy came under attack again last week during a...
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Jun.06.2012 - 1:55 pm
Slaying old dragons
  At the beginning of 2011, I was comfortably ensconced in a corporate job - one I'd worked hard to get after a jarring layoff in 2008 (and after considerable handwringing...
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Apr.16.2012 - 6:08 pm
Memorials and mysteries
NOTE: RedRoom'ers, sorry that it's been so, SO long since my last post.  This subject matter may be disturbing for some readers, so please proceed carefully.  A few...
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Nov.12.2011 - 11:48 am
Prospect Park: Has someone left their cake out in the rain?
I haven't written about soap operas for over a year, since As The World Turns ended in 2010. So much has happened since then - most notably, the sad cancellations of All My...
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Jun.06.2012 - 10:59 am
In response to: Double Standards: Plastic Bags
Mixed bag
I completely agree that there's a lot of pressure around the whole bag issue, and some of the people in my favorite...
Oct.24.2011 - 4:47 pm
In response to: can it really have been a year already...
Slow bleed
I see what you're saying - there was definitely long term damage done by each team. killing Bryant and Jennifer were...
Oct.24.2011 - 1:08 pm
In response to: can it really have been a year already...
Spot on
This is really fascinating, Lynn. I knew that there was a lot that happened between 1993 (when Marland died, and also...
Sep.17.2011 - 6:22 am
In response to: now i’m REALLY pissed...
Slap in the face
I agree, Lynn, the treatment of ATWT was ridiculous, made all the more insulting by the fact that ATWT was their #1...
Jul.31.2011 - 7:25 pm
In response to: hello barbara...
ps
August Wilson? Really? That is very intriguing - though much of Wilson's work was so specific (set in my hometown of...
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I'm a freelance writer whose work has been published in local and regional newspapers and magazines here in the Midwest. For a time, I was a staff writer for the Web site CareerBuilder.com.  My main topics of interest when I'm writing: pop culture, social...
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