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Barbara Falconer Newhall

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

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Shepherd Bliss and Men’s Secrets — No Women Allowed

Drum circle drummer for mens movement. photo by Joe Perez

Men’s No. 1 secret, Shepherd Bliss told me, the one they want to keep from women — and other men — is that they, too, feel powerless. Read more.

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Did my long-lost dead ancestors live in old frame houses like these on Minneapolis's Seventh Street South? Photo by Barbara Newhall

My Long-Lost Dead Ancestors — I Found Them in a Parking Lot

Jon Newhall makes dinner at the Newhall house. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Widowed: Lucky Me, I Told Jon Newhall I Loved Him

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Widowed: No Dreary Memorial Brick for My Husband

richard rodriguez signs copies of his book "Darling" at Sagrada Sacred Arts, Oakland, CA. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Where Author Richard Rodriguez Sees the Face of God

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