by Karen Johnson Zurheide | Apr 12, 2004 | Opinion
Some fortunate professions, most notably those in higher education, enjoy the enlightened tradition of the sabbatical, a periodic time away from regular duties of employment. While the word implies a break every seven years, the time between sabbaticals varies from...
by Karen Johnson Zurheide | Feb 23, 2004 | Opinion
Recently resettled in a new community, my family and I are shocked to find that we have an unexpected and unwelcome resident in our home. I would like to boot this interloper out, but cancer doesn’t leave that easily. Less than a month after our move, my...
by Karen Johnson Zurheide | Dec 1, 2003 | Opinion
What really matters at the holidays is being together. If we have our families and our health, we can be thankful and truly celebrate. That’s what we have been told—and told ourselves—countless times. This year, we are especially aware of the importance of...
by Karen Johnson Zurheide | Oct 23, 2003 | Opinion
I can’t help but think of sex when I clothes shop with my teenage daughter. There, I’ve said it—at the risk of sounding like a parent from a by-gone era, the kind who when I was growing up might have opposed dancing for fear that it would lead to...
by Karen Johnson Zurheide | Sep 24, 2003 | Opinion
As director of a non-profit agency that works with the local school district in providing supplemental programming for children who are homeless, one of my job responsibilities is playing the role of principal of a small school. When there are problems with a child...
