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March 17, 2026
ICE Wants Smiles
Rico was crying. I felt like crying too, but I held it. I thought of my Dad paddling me. “Boys don’t cry,” he’d...
February 18, 2026
A Higher Calling for Felipe
In the waiting room at my oncologist’s office I spied a picture book tucked under the years-old People magazines: Hemingway’s Paris. Paris had...
October 13, 2025
From Diplomat To Dissenter: Why I Protest Trump’s America
I love our country. I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa in the 1970s. I served as a Foreign Service Officer...



