by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | May 28, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
Many times this year as I've observed–carefully, gratefully–the emergence of color from the small spears and buds and new grass through the parade of flowers marching past thus far, I've thought about how the gift given by New England's spring...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | May 29, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
Tomorrow’s the last day of my kids’ school year. The three old enough for school are finishing kindergarten, fifth and seventh grades. They’ve learned a huge range of things this year, from beginning to read to beginning Chinese to writing essays...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jun 1, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
This past week, newly-minted high school graduate Bristol Palin landed the cover of People Magazine, in red robes and baby Tripp. Not surprisingly, media coverage of the cover story ensued. From CNN to Huffington Post, the objective was to articulate what message...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jun 3, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
"Women and families are intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, and ethically competent to struggle with complex health issues — including abortion — and come to decisions that are appropriate for themselves." — George R. Tiller, M.D.,...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jun 5, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
Dr. Susan Hill, President of the National Women's Health Foundation, and friend of the recently slain Dr. George Tiller, has spent a great deal of her week giving interviews. She makes clear, this from an interview on Salon, that Dr. Tiller helped women other...