Twenty years! I’ve been writing this column for 20 years. As I said back on the 15th anniversary, “except for teaching, that’s the longest time I’ve ever devoted to a single activity.” And I’ve ...

Writing a newspaper column is both a privilege and a burden. It seems easy at first, but as one reader advised me: “Writing a newspaper column is like being married to a nymphomaniac. It’s only fun ...

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these columns.

A sticky note atop the computer monitor in my office bears this scribble: Opinion writing should not be bland! It’s an exhortation from my husband Jim, a journalist and award-winning column writer for ...

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I started writing a news column for The Palm Beach Post in December of 1991, providing daily commentary about the WIlliam Kennedy Smith trial in West Palm Beach. The first day I did a poor Jimmy ...