by Jan Chapman | Nov 2, 2009 | Opinion
I’ve had reason over the last couple of weeks to ponder the question: What if women ruled the world? It all began with the film Pray the Devil Back to Hell, which tells the inspiring story of the women of Liberia who stood, quite literally, for peace in their...
by Jan Chapman | Oct 21, 2009 | Opinion
I am looking away from the Balloon Boy stories. The Heenes are tragic, no doubt. Having your family drama, fabricated or not, beamed from sea to shining sea just can’t be fun. I know they’re reality-TV veterans, but when your lawyer is asking the sheriff...
by Jan Chapman | Oct 5, 2009 | Opinion
My son isn’t one of the millions of Americans getting by without health insurance. In fact, he had medical insurance when he needed it. But because he is my son, I’ve spent no small amount of time wondering, “What if?” He is 22 years old, 30...
by Jan Chapman | Sep 29, 2009 | Opinion
I met Gaby Duffy in the summer of 2004 when she came to our annual weeklong family vacation party at Lake LBJ in central Texas. She came with her best friend, Maren Anderson, brought along her ever-present camera and left a trail of sparkly fun in her path. We...
by Jan Chapman | Sep 22, 2009 | Opinion
For those of us who live in a world of accessible health care, the phrase “30 million uninsured Americans” does not really compute. It’s fairly easy to assign that statistic to the same space in the brain that holds the amount of the federal deficit,...
