“Words. words. words.” – Hamlet II. ii
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Author: MC

Swan song … or why I no longer appear in the Pelican Press newspaper

Newspapers are our nation’s first line of defense to freedom. When publications become susceptible to pressure from advertisers, which I believe happened in this case, our freedom — our ability to express and exchange differing, sometimes dissenting opinions, and our ability to learn and understand and make decisions and choices about how we want to practice democracy as individuals and as a nation, is dangerously compromised.

What the heck is this?

Alright. I try to be fairly independent, self-sufficient, but I’m stymied. And I need help! Can anyone help me identify any of the following?

In Sarasota, the gap widens between the haves and the have-nots

(This piece appeared in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on April 27, 2009.) In 2004, when I returned to my hometown roots of Sarasota, real estate was the hot, hot, hot “topic du jour.” And, while not exactly big league, Sarasota had certainly become big bucks in the years I’d been living in Boston. Familiar landmarks — […]

In Sarasota … the haves and the have-nots

The Sarasota Herald Tribune ran a piece of mine today. You can read it on page A10 or simply follow the link here: In Sarasota, gap widens between the haves and the have-nots. Here’s a snippet: Yes, a lot of people made a lot of money, and most of it was done with little regard […]

MC Coolidge Wins Florida Press Association award! Yippee!

Most of my life, I’ve been known for being WAY too serious. I’ve been notorious among ex-boyfriends and ex-husbands (of which there is only one) for never getting the punchline of jokes. I always said things like, “Huh? I don’t get that.” To which they would usually shake their heads and say,”Lighten up!!” If I […]

Snakey-behavior

I’m always saying what a jungle my back yard is. Here’s today’s visitor:

The world needs columnists … and column-readers!

As a freelance columnist I might be biased, but I’d like to think that while a lot of readers love to hate and hate to love the columnists that appear in their favorite paper’s pages (or dare I hope on their favorite blog sites?!) — columnists ultimately make reading a paper fun, and sometimes give […]

Googling is so last year

Googling someone you want to date or are about to date is such a lame thing to do that I don’t even know where to start. While it’s okay to google a prospective client or business associate or new roofer, I refuse to google a prospective date or romantic partner. Googling someone to see what’s […]