Essays
Here is a small sample of my editorials and personal essays. Seeking a publishing “home” where I can regularly comment on current public and private issues for a defined and copacetic audience. Want to become a wise editor’s favorite scribe.
Are You Feeling Empowered Yet?
By Ronni Sandroff | Sept. 2012 | The Hastings Center Report In this issue of the Report, Eric Juengst, Michael Flatt, and Richard Settersten, Jr., explore the positioning of genomic research as a "paradigm changer." This notion has given the field a certain cache...
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I’m still working, and you’re retired–can we still be friends?
By Ronni Sandroff | Jan. 2012 | Next Avenue Yes, I’m still working. By choice? Partly. By necessity? Partly. To show off? Uh, maybe mostly. This latter motivation has been fanned of late by the attitude of my age mates, and even those 10 years younger, who...
Read MoreA Quick Cure for the Pessimism Pandemic
By Ronni Sandroff | Feb. 2012 | Next Avenue Turning lemons into lemonade? Here’s an actual recipe Are we doomed yet? This is kind of a daunting year. The omens are bad, according to the ancient Mayans, as interpreted by contemporary prophets of calamity. Even good...
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