Parents Who Fail the Schools
Published in the Outlooks section of the Washington Post (Sunday, November 3, 1991)
Winner of the Metropolitan Area Mass Media award (MAMM) in 1991.
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No teacher can compensate for neglect many kids suffer at home.
Perhaps That’s What Heaven Is…A Place Without Alcohol
Published in Women’s World (March 27, 1990)
Coping with an alcoholic father can be living hell and the problems don't always go away when he dies. It's been 8 years since Lisa's dad died and the family is still learning to cope.
My Father, My Son
Published in The Washington Post (March 19, 2011)
As a daughter and mother of soldiers, I'm conflicted about the war.