Journalism/Blogging

Medium.com (Unfettered Expression Blog):

Column Archive – 2015 to Present 

New Jersey Monitor:

Putting Period Products in School Is the Right Thing to Do – September 18, 2023

N.J. Catholic School’s Actions May Be More Troubling to Kids Than Seeing an Unwed Mother – August 24, 2023

N.J. Theater Manager Was ‘Ignorant’ in Episode Involving Autistic Boy – August 10, 2023

On Transgender Student Athletes: Just Let Them Play – May 4, 2023

Group Works to Pack the N.J. Political Pipeline with Women – March 23, 2023

‘Abortion Pill’ Case Signals Alarming Moment for American Women – February 20, 2023

Wrestling with Gun Culture in New Jersey – January 25, 2023

What If the Script Was Flipped and Christians Were Being Threatened? – December 20, 2022 

NJ.com:

Barbie Shows Me We Still Have a Lot of Work to Do in the Real World – July 24, 2023

Sure, Pay Tucker Carlson $100M. And While We’re at It, Let’s Stop Censoring Ourselves – May 6, 2023

Oh, c’mon. Let the Women Trash Talk – April 5, 2023

Biden Is Woke, and I Am, Too. Thank God – February 20, 2023

Bye Bye, Haters, Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ Is Too Complex for You to Understand – January 22, 2023 

What I Learned as the Daughter of a Railroad Man – September 19, 2022

Here’s a ‘Novel’ Bonus to Eating Well – August 22, 2022

Navigating Issues with My Mom, an Avowed Trump fan – July 21, 2022 

A ‘Jersey Girl’ in the Jan. 6 Spotlight? No Surprise –  June 29, 2022

Elect Independently Together Team to Provide Checks and Balances in Hoboken – October 15, 2021 

How a Gay Progressive Became a Vote for Hate – November 18, 2017

Fox Business:

Game Plan Column Archive

Interviews

Fox Business:

Buddy Valastro, Cake Boss
Stacy London, Fashion Stylist
Todd Hoffman, Miner on Gold Rush

Airstream:

A.J. Jacobs, Bestselling Author
Alexis Wolfer, Beauty Expert & Entrepreneur
Vlad Donkov, Wilderness Photographer

I have also interviewed:

A Lego master builder ~ a Broadway star ~ CEOs ~ filmmakers ~ a fashion designer ~ a judge ~ a union executive ~ an eco-pioneer artist ~ entrepreneurs ~ prisoner-turned-director of a prison dog-training program ~ an adventure photographer ~ a travel blogger ~ an executive coach ~ a poet ~ a professional organizer ~ a U.S. Paralympic athlete ~ a fashion blogger ~ an ESPN digital publishing specialist ~ an artist who crafts Star Wars figures for Lucasfilm ~ a social marketing strategist in the top 10 of AdWeek’s most re-Tweeted people ~ a WNBA commissioner ~ professional athletes ~ FBI agents ~ an American Idol ~ a star of “Friends” ~ an Olympic gold medal-winning athlete ~ bestselling authors

More from the Portfolio:

CNBC.com:

A Doll of an Investment – December 22, 2011 — The money to be made collecting Barbie dolls revolves around vintage dolls that are, optimally, still in the box with their accessories. “The Barbie market and values are  strong,” says one expert.

Women Take Control of Work and Life in Entrepreneurial Way – October 10, 2011 — Women are redefining success by leaving corporate America, working toward not only creating an acceptable work-life balance, but building a successful business.

How to Shop for Your Own Health Care – September 12, 2011 — A Special Report resource for freelancers and independent contractors or anyone whose health insurance has lapsed.

Beliefnet:

Why I’m Leaving Catholicism — A personal essay about divorcing a childhood religion.

I Shopped For a Church and Found Spirituality Instead — A chronicle of a transformative spiritual journey.

Ladies Home Journal:

Ladies Home Journal – September 2003 – So She Would Not Die in Vain — A feature on Girls Fight Back founder Erin Weed.

Ladies Home Journal – July 2003 – Brave Hearts — The story of two women who became friends through a kidney transplant.

Other Publications:

The Times of Trenton – September 28, 1997 – Writer Takes Yet Another Step in Continuing Literary Journey — A conversation with the acclaimed columnist Steve Lopez.

The Times of Trenton – August 20, 1995 – Rowing Through Troubled Waters — Barbara Johnson, mother of the actor Christopher Reeve, talks about Reeve’s accident for the first time and also about her own life in Princeton.

Hockey Stars Magazine – Nothing But Net — A feature on goalie Manon Rheaume.

High School Sports Magazine – Fall 1996 – Don’t Be a Knee Jerk — A piece about the prevalence of knee injuries in female athletes.

 

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