Talk to Me
Marlene Adler Marks
June 27, 2002
I owe my life\’s work to Ann Landers. And, of course, her sister, Dear Abby. Dr. Rose Franzblau. And Dr. Joyce Brothers.
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women’s voice
Riordan’s Primary
Marlene Adler Marks
March 7, 2002
Say what you will about Richard Riordan\’s abortive primary strategy, and the way he naively stepped into Gov. Gray Davis\’ trap, but Riordan certainly understood one of his key customers: the Jewish electorate. Too bad we\’ll never see the Davis/Riordan face-off that would have told us so much about ourselves.
A Map Is a Mirror
Marlene Adler Marks
February 7, 2002
No one said redistricting is fun. But this once-a-decade political ritual does provide a mirror to how much leverage a community has, or lacks.
On My Mind
Marlene Adler Marks
January 31, 2002
The hardest part about writing about brain radiation is writing the words \”brain radiation.\” I assure you that I\’m OK. It\’s my fingers that are typing these words on my computer. It\’s my thoughts that are deciding which of the Yip Harburg lyrics from the Scarecrow\’s song, \”If I Only Had a Brain,\” I should use later in this piece.
Red String
Marlene Adler Marks
January 3, 2002
I wear a piece of red string around my right wrist, a talisman for healing.
“We” Judaism
Marlene Adler Marks
October 4, 2001
NOW THAT THE HIGH HOLY days are over, we can begin to appreciate how the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington may alter American Jewish life.
And Many More
Marlene Adler Marks
August 9, 2001
There\’s nothing like completing chemotherapy to spice up a birthday party. Last weekend, 40 of my dearest friends performed a commemorative Havdalah ceremony to mark a really great CT scan and year 53. My \”re-birthday\” celebration was just the ticket, restorative not only for me but also for the extended community that has seen me through my struggle with lung cancer.
Beyond Stem Cells
Marlene Adler Marks
July 26, 2001
Were you queasy last week, when U.S. senators quoted the Bible in their effort to stop potentially life-saving stem cell research?
The Strongest Link
Marlene Adler Marks
July 19, 2001
No matter how well things go in chemotherapy, the truth is, cancer always makes new demands on you. You can\’t afford to be a k\’nocker, pretending you know what you\’re doing or what you\’re ready for. It\’s not as if you are in charge.
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