Author Archives: sheilawill

RBG takes precedence over the South!

Posted on May 22, 2018 by sheilawill

A serious person with a great sense of humor. A powerful advocate for women’s rights. A stalwart believer in the 14th Amendment. A tenacious and focused speaker with a strong bullshit detector. Who else could this be but Ruth Bader Ginsburg? … Continue reading →

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The South is full of surprises, part 1

Posted on May 19, 2018 by sheilawill

Growing up in New England, the South was the bad guy. Those bad, bad slaveholders, which they were, who pilfered the lives of other human beings. I never thought about my historic New England neighbors who made the masts and … Continue reading →

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Destroying AZ Public Schools: NYET!

Posted on April 27, 2018 by sheilawill

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey hobnobs with the billionaire ultra-right-wing Koch brothers, his biggest fans.   Destroying public education is one of their foremost goals. They thought Arizona would be an easy mark.   The state — hanging by a thread … Continue reading →

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A possible haiku, mostly flowers

Posted on April 23, 2018 by sheilawill

Sunny yellow Tucson hides shadows.  Darkness exists but mustn’t dominate. A tangled web of desert lavender. Inhale beauty, for peace sake.    

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U.S. Causes Trouble in Mexico!

Posted on April 17, 2018 by sheilawill

Driving to Nogales, Arizona, to see my dentist in Nogales, Sonora, I chuckle at giant signs near the U.S.-Mexico border: No weapons or munitions allowed. In Mexico, nearly 70 percent of the 106,000 guns recovered from 2011 to 2016 by the … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: The 89-year-old Rock Star of smarts!

Posted on April 14, 2018 by sheilawill

More than five hundred students, old folks, scruffy types, and members of the Tucson intelligentsia listened intently to Noam Chomsky. Sitting on folding chairs in front of the downtown Joel Valdez main library, you could hear a pin drop. Speaking … Continue reading →

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Is silence ever golden? Probably.

Posted on March 26, 2018 by sheilawill

Core class, weight lifting, lounging in the hot tub and shvitzing in the steam room, that’s why I go to the Tucson Jewish Community Center twice a week. Usually, after working out I feel good. Not today. A man in … Continue reading →

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Protect kids, not guns!

Posted on March 25, 2018 by sheilawill

For the first time in years, I wish I were back in a high school classroom, working together with teenagers who are taking a stand against gun violence, understanding the heinous misinterpretation of the 2nd Amendment. Here’s what I can’t … Continue reading →

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Angry at the New York Times

Posted on March 15, 2018 by sheilawill

My DNA harbors waves of repressed anger. Sometimes it emerges without my authority. Sometimes it pops out long after any seeming cause, like this: “I’m still incensed by the ridiculous, CONTINUOUS front-page stories about Hillary’s emails during the 2016 presidential … Continue reading →

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“History has its eyes on you”

Posted on February 19, 2018 by sheilawill

  I finally saw the musical “Hamilton” on what would have been my mother’s 112th birthday. It was the best way to celebrate. But it’s not all I have in mind. I’m making progress on my sort-of-memoir. It’s a personal … Continue reading →

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