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Below you will find essays, articles and posts. To read about a specific topic, click on one of the links below and scroll down.


Better to Demonstrate By Taking A Knee Than a Gun
Sometimes, on my better days, I attempt to imagine how it would feel to walk in the shoes of another person — or another race — or...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 8, 2022


Growing Our Own Future Terrorists
Have you ever been painfully “whacked” after hurting someone else? I notice that when I injure another person, I find myself on the...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 8, 2022


THE FACE OF COURAGE
Dr. Christine Ford represented the face of courage when she testified this week. Millions of women in the Me Too Movement identified with...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 8, 2022


Hablo Español? Un Poco
My conversational Spanish is definitely lopsided. As I stumble through what I hope will be a reasonable statement, my baffled listeners...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 8, 2022


Volunteers for BETO
The Beto O’Rourke Campaign is being run almost totally by young people. Unlike the majority of Americans as well as most of their peers,...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 8, 2022


Walking for the Future
Becoming a volunteer for Beto O’Rourke seemed like a sensible action to take. After all, if I want him to win, I should take some action....
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 8, 2022


HAPPY EXPECTATIONS
Even though we all know that I am much too young to be a great-grandmother, that’s exactly what is going to occur. At the end of May, a...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 8, 2022


Remembering Veterans at Thanksgiving
As we enter the Thanksgiving Season, I seek to acknowledge the sacrifices and contributions of our military men and women. Included among...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 8, 2022
Responding to the "Punchline" of the Story?
Christmas prompts us to remember the long-ago birth of a baby boy. Even after the passage of over 2,000 years, this baby’s remarkable...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 8, 2022
Accepting the Adventures of Aging
There seems to be no way to deny the realities of aging. OK, I get it. I accept those little lapses of memory, the declining hearing, and...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 8, 2022
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