SALLY BARNES

As the pandemic has dragged on for more than a year and continues to gain speed and wreak havoc, my emotions have ricocheted from frustration to angst. Right now, I am just plain angry. While I’m reluctant to join the pile-on of criticism and blame, it has to be said that we deserved better from many of those responsible for getting us through this disaster. I’m sick of the doubletalk, obfuscation and stupidity of so many in the media, government and health-related fields dur

The day will come when it’s time to sell our house and I will become known in the real estate trade as the client from hell. Over the years, I have resisted many trends but I have also tried to adapt as the world moves on for better or worse. Like a lot of people, I enjoy following the real estate market. My husband and I have moved six times over our many years together. Each move took its toll but was worth it because we ended up where we are today in a lovely house in a gr

Martin Luther King had a dream about a civilized and kinder world. Recently, I’ve have had recurring nightmares about a world gone mad. I wake up in a cold sweat and vividly re-trace the narrative that my mind has wrestled with while I twisted the bedsheets into a pretzel and ground my teeth into another costly repair job for my dentist. The nightmare begins in China with the outbreak of a virus that local officials there tried to cover up instead of alerting the rest of the

Covid-19 is the Grinch that stole Thanksgiving and Christmas and Valentine’s Day and countless precious family events this past year. But this Easter has been salvaged by a tough little guy called Jude who has experienced nothing short of a modern miracle. Hallelujah ! Jude’s experience is a reminder of hope and courage and a caring community and it couldn’t have happened at a better time. We are all mentally and physically weary from isolation, stress, loneliness, loss, and