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Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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9/11

A Chance to Get Acquainted With That Muslim Next Door

May 4, 2017 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Sumbul Ali-Karamali, author of "The Muslim Next Door"

Two days after September 11, a friend warned Sumbul Ali-Karamali, a Muslim American, that she should display an American flag outside her house. Ali-Karamali, is author of “The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and that Veil Thing.” Read more.

Post 9/11 Active Duty Vets: Country, Yes. God, Not So Much

October 10, 2011 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

82 percent of veterans who served on active duty since 9/11 say they would advise a young person close to them to sign up for the military.

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A Case of the Human Condition: Choose Me, Please!

Jury summons. Barbara Falconer Newhall was summoned for jury duty.. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Jury duty is a lot like fourth grade softball. Something in me wants to be on the team. If there is choosing going on, I want to be among the chosen. Read more.

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