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I am thrilled to say that after 20 years as a freelance writer, I am now the opinion editor for the Louisville Courier Journal. I am no longer accepting freelance assignments. However, many of the clips below are available for reprint and you can of course sign up to publish my weekly syndicated column.
If you’d like to know what I’ve published most recently, read what’s new here.
Contents
Book Review
COVID-19 Coverage
Child Development
Community
Environment
Essays
Health
Humor
Op-Eds
On Writing
Parenting
Recipes
Book Reviews
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Almost dead in Denver
COVID-19 Coverage
100 Days in Appalachia
When School and Therapy Go Online, Access to Internet Is Crucial for Children with Special Needs
Appalachian Land Grant University, Community College Break New Ground on COVID Filtration Solution
Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism
Ohio hospitals remain mum on changes to local bed and ventilator counts; uncertainty affects local patients
After seven month legal battle, Eye on Ohio wins public records lawsuit over hospital capacity numbers
Your Teen for Parents
CDC Guidelines: 10 Quarantine Do’s and Don’ts for Teenagers
Asymptomatic Teens and Mental Health Concerns
Grow Flowers and Foster Mental Health: The Benefits of Gardening
Stocking Your Pantry to Cook Take Out Favorites at Home
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Child Development Clips
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sexual harassment of girls starts during middle school
Cincinnati Family Magazine
Look Who’s Talking!
Press Repeat: Why Repetition is Smart for Toddlers
Toddlers Are Tough!
What It Means to Be An Early Bloomer
Medium
Child’s Play: Why it Matters
Northeast Parent Magazine
How Kids’ Personalities Affect Behavior
Grade Retention: What to do if Your Child is Held Back
The Clumsy Child: Learn Causes and Solutions
Support is Needed For Breastfeeding Challenges
Your Teen for Parents
The Key to a Healthy Romantic Relationship? Being a Good Friend
When Teens Question Their Parents, It’s Part of the Transition to Adulthood
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Community
100 Days in Appalachia
When School and Therapy Go Online, Access to Internet Is Crucial for Children with Special Needs
Eye On Ohio: Ohio Center for Journalism
Who should keep an eye on drug seizure accounts?
Good River: Stories of the Ohio
A six newsroom nonprofit collaborative reporting project
The Ohio River community of Newport bands together to slow runoff and add greenspace
Cincinnati Enquirer
Schools need support for learning, not for defense (Also published in USA Today)
A walk with Mary Lou
River City News
How a Real Estate Agent is Helping to Bring Vocal Music Back to Bellevue Schools
Campbell Co. Family Lives in Solar-Powered House They Built Themselves
Volunteers Shouldn’t Have to Trespass to Maintain Dayton Cemetery
Cemeteries Get Creative to Survive in Their Role of Caring for the Dead
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Environment
Good River: Stories of the Ohio
A six newsroom nonprofit collaborative reporting project
The Ohio River community of Newport bands together to slow runoff and add greenspace
We mapped out the toxic wastewater discharges along the Ohio River. Here’s what we learned.
River City News
Campbell Co. Family Lives in Solar-Powered House They Built Themselves
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Essays
Brain, Child Magazine
My Stepdaughter-to-Be Helped Me Heal
Indelible Ink on Medium
Mother’s Day is for Planting
Library Stories Series on Medium
Biking Uphill for Nancy Drew
New York Times
In a Blended Family, ‘Your Dad’ Becomes ‘Dad’
Scary Mommy
This Is Why I’m The Mom Who Breastfeeds In My Car
Your Teen for Parents
Blended Family Christmas: Creating New Memories for My Stepdaughter
Christmas With Older Kids: When Christmas Morning Got Quiet
I’m Getting Older: Trying to Age Gracefully for My Teenage Daughters
Not Finished Yet: Why I Decided To Have a Baby at 40
Daylight Savings Time Monday a test of morning mom skills
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Health Clips
100 Days in Appalachia
When School and Therapy Go Online, Access to Internet Is Crucial for Children with Special Needs
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sexual harassment of girls starts during middle school
Tattooing over scars helps with trauma, healing; Kentucky’s ban a loss of that control
Schools need support for learning, not for defense (Also published in USA Today)
Cincinnati Family Magazine
Healthier at Home
On the Move!
Healthline
8 Things I Wish People Understood About Psoriatic Arthritis
The Challenges I’ve Faced Trying to Manage My Weight with Psoriatic Arthritis
Medium
Help Teens Prepare Emotionally for the New School Year
Gamer Girls: Online Sexism And Video Game Safety for Young Girls
Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism
Ohio hospitals remain mum on changes to local bed and ventilator counts; uncertainty affects local patients
USA Today
One mom’s takeaway from Kavanaugh controversy: Protect teens by talking about sex, consent
‘Survival no longer a given:’ Mom with autoimmune disease asks everyone to get a flu shot
Your Teen for Parents
Asymptomatic Teens and Mental Health Concerns
Grow Flowers and Foster Mental Health: The Benefits of Gardening
The Key to a Healthy Romantic Relationship? Being a Good Friend
Sleep Apnea or ADHD? Same Symptoms, Different Treatments
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Humor Clips
Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop
An overflowing glass
Decisions, decisions
D-S-T Monday
FitBit for sleep: You count steps, I’ll count Zzzzz’s
Wellness in the new year
Uber mom
Medium
The 7 Certainties of Summer Vacation
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Op-Eds
Cincinnati Enquirer
Madam Vice President has a nice ring to it
Metro driver, worry about safety not morality
Ohio Department of Health needs to release hospital data
Tattooing over scars helps with trauma, healing; Kentucky’s ban a loss of that control
Give CovCath students room to process without harassment (Also Published in USA Today)
Schools need support for learning, not for defense (Also published in USA Today)
Sleepless over the trauma of separated families
Parents should listen more, pontificate less
Kids do better when parents and schools work together
Jim Obergefell Sends Note of Encouragement to Young Gay Person in Cincinnati
USA Today
One mom’s takeaway from Kavanaugh controversy: Protect teens by talking about sex, consent
‘Survival no longer a given:’ Mom with autoimmune disease asks everyone to get a flu shot
River City News
Volunteers Shouldn’t Have to Trespass to Maintain Dayton Cemetery
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On Writing
The Writing Cooperative on Medium
Selling Reprints
Back to Basics: How to Research a Publication Prior to Pitching
April 18 is National Columnists Day
The Flip-Side of Writing for Free
Time for Social Media?
National Society of Newspaper Columnists
Suit Up For Writing Online: Word Count Matters
Tribes and Tribulations
Turning Quirks Into Columns: Finding Your Niche
Noteworthy on Medium
When a Publication Stifles You
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Parenting Clips
Cincinnati Enquirer:
Sexual harassment of girls starts during middle school
Give CovCath students room to process without harassment (Also Published in USA Today)
Cincinnati Family Magazine:
Time for School, Mom!
New York Times
In a Blended Family, ‘Your Dad’ Becomes ‘Dad’
Scary Mommy
This Is Why I’m The Mom Who Breastfeeds In My Car
USA Today
One mom’s takeaway from Kavanaugh controversy: Protect teens by talking about sex, consent
Medium
Help Teens Prepare Emotionally for the New School Year
Gamer Girls: Online Sexism And Video Game Safety for Young Girls
Child’s Play: Why it Matters
Your Teen for Parents
Want to Improve Parent and Teenager Communication? Try Validation
Having Difficult Conversations with Teens to Reduce Suicide Risks
Gamer Girls: Online Sexism And Video Game Safety
CDC Guidelines: 10 Quarantine Do’s and Don’ts for Teenagers
Asymptomatic Teens and Mental Health Concerns
Grow Flowers and Foster Mental Health: The Benefits of Gardening
The Key to a Healthy Romantic Relationship? Being a Good Friend
When Teens Question Their Parents, It’s Part of the Transition to Adulthood
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Recipes
Stocking Your Pantry to Cook Take Out Favorites at Home
3-Ingredient Peach Smoothie
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I hope you saw a few articles and clips you enjoyed. Send me an email to talk about what assignment is right for me in to your editorial calendar.
