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

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Barbara Falconer Newhall

My Little Old Lady Christmas Tree — Showing It Who’s Boss

December 7, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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It’s time to buy myself another little old lady Christmas tree, haul it into the house and stand it on the coffee table — creaky knees and knuckles, notwithstanding.  Read more.

Our Globalized, Multi-Faith World

November 30, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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We live in a globalized, multi-faith world. Can we respect and appreciate each other’s traditions and still hold on to our own dearly held convictions?  Read more.

Help ‘Wrestling with God’ Find Its Readers

November 23, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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“Wrestling with God” is a multi-faith book and a great gift for the upcoming holidays. It’s what our strife-ridden world needs right now.  Read more.

A New Roll-Out for ‘Wrestling with God’ — Just in Time for the Holidays

November 16, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Big news! Today is the day. It’s a new roll-out for my prizewinning book “Wrestling with God.” Join the celebration. Buy a copy or two!  Read more.

I’m Not Going to Rant About the Election Results. Here’s Why

November 9, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I’m not going to rant about the election results. The world doesn’t need another angry argument. I’m going to write about my garden. Or try to.  Read more.

Widowed: Some Thoughts Before Election Day — From Jon

November 2, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Thoughts before election day: My husband’s 2010 opinion piece on the Pledge of Allegiance assumed a social trust that’s since gone missing in America.  Read more.

My Dear Old Manual Typewriter — Good-Bye, Good-Bye

October 26, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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It had been years since I last typed a story on my dear old manual typewriter. Its platen was cracked, its keys tangled. Time to say good-bye.  Read more.

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A Leap Year Leap: She Asked. He Said Yes.

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