Pauline Brooks enjoyed spending time with extended family members playing cards and attending family gatherings. She was a VHA representative, and loved to volunteer.
Several companies and universities scaled back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion in 2024 after facing pressure from conservative activists.
As the years (and years and years) have passed I have become less and less enamored of American New Year’s traditions – fireworks, drinking, parades, drinking, paper hats, drinking, noise makers, ...