Mining the Headlines

Genetics

Are Your Genes Who You Are?

Deborah King on July 11, 2019

Who you are is based on more than your genetic inheritance.

Wisdom

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Deborah King on February 21, 2018

These wise kids are committed to having the conversation that every generation, from theirs to the boomers, has feared we’d never have, with the hope this time will be different.

Forgiveness

#MeToo 2.0:The Movement’s Painful Next Step

Deborah King on January 26, 2018

Does one-size-fit-all, and is redemption even thinkable?

Addiction

Shrugging at Addiction

Deborah King on November 6, 2017

Everyone knows someone affected by the opioid crisis in America. Are you doing anything about it?

Laughter

The Big-hearted "Big Sick"

Deborah King on July 24, 2017

A new way to view a Pakastani Muslim—as the lead in a romance with real heart.

President Donald Trump

Trump Unleashes an Avalanche of Truthtelling

Deborah King on October 13, 2016

The discussion is now out in the open: decent men and women talk about sexual assault

Aging

Facing Senilicide

Deborah King on February 12, 2016

How will you be treated at the end of your life? The way you treated your own parents?

Sex

Cosby Fatigue or Cosby Comeuppance?

Deborah King on June 1, 2015

Are you tired of hearing yet another woman tell her tale of woe about Cosby? Or are you ready for the truth to come out?

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Bill Cosby’s Legal Team: Playing Hardball with PTSD Victims

Deborah King on January 7, 2015

You've been drugged and sexually assaulted. How would you feel about talking about it?

Forgiveness

Stephen Collins: A Man We Should Forgive

Deborah King on December 18, 2014

Stephen Collins indulged in some inappropriate sexual behavior decades ago. He has gone public with a sincere apology and explained what he has done to make amends. Isn't it time to forgive him?

Domestic Violence

Ray and Janay Rice: Was It Just “One Bad Night?”

Deborah King on December 3, 2014

Will Ray Rice's left hook find his wife's face again?

Sex

An Open Letter to Bill Cosby’s Legal Team

Deborah King on November 25, 2014

Bill Cosby is keeping silent in face of the slew of allegations of sexual assault against him while his attorneys dump on the alleged victims. Is this a wise choice?