Julie MakinenI confess: I’ve become a helicopter childI always told myself that if I ever had children, I’d never be one of those awful helicopter parents. My mom and dad gave me and my…Feb 23, 20181Feb 23, 20181
Julie MakinenCalifornia leads. Its media should, too.By many yardsticks, California is its own country. We’ve got 39 million people — more than Canada, or Poland, or Australia. We’ve got a GDP…Jun 15, 20172Jun 15, 20172
Julie MakinenDementia and the gifts that keep on givingLast fall, I moved back home from overseas to spend time with my 75-year-old mother before dementia made her unrecognizable to me, or me to…Feb 10, 20176Feb 10, 20176