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Opinion - Susan Estrich

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Fri Jul 18, 3:00 AM ET

Creators Syndicate - When my father died, so many years ago, my heart was broken. And then it got broken again. In the hours and days after his death, I was comforted by family and friends. But I couldn't help but notice who was missing, people I cared about, people I thought cared about me, who didn't call, didn't come, weren't there. Later, much later, I asked a few of those people why: Where had they been? Why didn't they come? And the answer was always the same.

  • "Click"-less Wed Jul 16, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - "Click," we used to call it, that moment when you realized that something was very wrong and, even more important, that it didn't have to be that way.

  • The Evil Eye Fri Jul 11, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - I grew up with the evil eye lurking. In my mother's experience, doom was at the end of every rainbow.

  • Three Dog Night Wed Jul 9, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - The man I sleep with never has trouble falling asleep at night. If there's one thing he knows how to do (other than eat), it's sleep. He closes his eyes and he's out. He can wake up in an instant — if the phone rings or someone comes to the door — and then fall back to sleep just as fast. Sleeping for him is as natural, and seemingly as easy, as breathing.

  • "The Disease Has Exploded" Fri Jul 4, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - It was the headline you never wanted to see. For nearly two years, I have started my day by checking in on Leroy Sievers to see how he is doing. His "My Cancer" blog on npr.com has become a family of sorts for people living with cancer, for people taking care of family and friends with cancer, and for anyone who has been touched by the disease or who hasn't.

  • The Politics of Patriotism Wed Jul 2, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - Should John McCain have to "defend" his military record? Of course not. But the fact that he served in the military, with distinction, does not mean he's qualified to be president.

  • Beach Wars Fri Jun 27, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - I don't usually get involved in the squabbles between paparazzi and their prey, not only because I don't want to get hit by either of them, but also because I generally take the position that those who take pictures for money and those they take pictures of are locked in some symbiotic relationship that is beyond me.

  • The Great Tolerant Majority Wed Jun 25, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - Here's a nice news flash: Most people really are religious and tolerant, faithful and open, altogether American. That's the conclusion this week of a major Pew Research Center study of religion in America. They call it "non-dogmatic." In what feels like an increasingly dogmatic world, it is ultimately our greatest strength.