by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Feb 14, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
I can’t think of very much more winning, in my experience, than being around an industrious young child—this week, it’s been my first grader, Remy—making Valentine’s. Making is kind of a partial description because, really, he’s...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Feb 16, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
What really could be a nicer way to get into the Valentine’s spirit (by which I do not mean anything to do with Hallmark, more so a chance to draw hearts—fun—and remember that you love who you love) than to co-officiate a wedding? I’ve...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Feb 18, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
Let me try to keep to my inside voice. Evan Bayh announced his retirement from the Senate, rather than seeking a third term he was pretty much assured of securing and doing so days before the deadline to submit signatures to run and despite the pleading of Harry Reid,...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Feb 20, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
What’s not to love about the White House Garden? It’s easy to forget what President Obama came into office burdened by—the economy that had just lost a floor, two wars, surging unemployment, torture and on—and how the culture of the White...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Feb 22, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
Thursday evening, I probably reached the pinnacle of my personal 2010 Winter Olympics fever. I mean, so many stories wowed me by then: speed skater Shani Davis winning gold—if you didn’t know this before, he is the first African American to win Winter...