Author Archives: doniaallen

The Republicans have no intention of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. They know better than most from the exceptionally good, comprehensive healthcare they enjoy as members of Congress that affordable, national coverage makes sense – from a public … Continue reading →

We watched Face The Nation as a family this morning, which featured a panel made up of a young Muslim woman, a young Latina woman, the African-American woman author of The Warmth of Other Suns, and the white male author … Continue reading →

Everywhere I turn, TV or radio, political commentators and others are discussing Donald Trump and what kind of president he is going to be. Most are basically expressing deep fear about what he is going to do, and many of … Continue reading →

Purple a combination of blue and red. The blue of streams, rivers and lakes that used to be lead-free because the people who were here before the rest of us showed up didn’t hate themselves or nature. Middle Passage blue. … Continue reading →

Everyone in Indian Summers, PBS Masterpiece’s latest epic set in Simla toward the end of the British Empire’s reign of terror (oops, I mean “twilight era of the British empire” like the website says) is Hot. Even the ugly people … Continue reading →