Caroline Miller’s Write Away Blog
Compassionate-Use: A War Between The Heart and Head
May 24, 2016
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While serving in public life, a colleague and I engaged in an intense debate that was heartfelt on both sides. The hearing room was packed as the commissioners weighed the prospect of starting a new program, despite a projection from the budget office that there would be a shortfall
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Hate, Politics, Passion And Reason
May 23, 2016
The reason people send hate mail, according to essayist William Giraldi, is that it cheers them up. (“Cruel Intentions,” by William Giraldi, New Republic, June 2016, pg.64.) To prove his case, he cites the views of William Hazlitt, a minister and essayist (1737–1820). Haza
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White Women Dying Young
May 20, 2016
Young white women are dying. No, not from assaults and beatings, though that continues at a high rate. The current epidemic affects women between 25 and 55 years of age. Suicides are half the reason. The other reason is drug and alcohol overdose. Most of these women live r
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Obama Speaks And The Nation Should Listen
May 19, 2016
In a recent essay, Stanley Bing writes that lies serve as truth as long as they are believed. (“Does the Truth Matter?” by Stanley Bing, Fortune, May 1, 2016, pg. 136.) In an election year a lot of “truths” serve to justify gut feelings. One of them is that Hillary Clinton
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Women Play The Trump Card
May 18, 2016
Think gender won’t play a role in the upcoming presidential election? Just wait and watch the media to see what they say about Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits or hair style. As journalist Joan Veneochi observes, Hillary will receive more scathing remarks than will Trump for his
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Bots, Echo And Electronic Home Invasion
May 17, 2016
Bots are everywhere. Using a mix of algorithms, retailers can tailor bot messages to our interests. With improved technology, bots are not only invading our social networks and emails, they are venturing into text messaging, an area relatively free from advertisers . (“Moving Me
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Gender Diversity And The Woman’s Card
May 13, 2016
Gender diversity matters and never more so than in the current election for President of the United States. To those women who make light of gender’s importance, I’ll say again: Wrong. (Blog 3/23/16) Equal pay is a woman’s issue but it also plays as an economic one.
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Bots, Politics And Democracy: When Technology Fails
May 12, 2016
Bots, short for robots, generate messages daily that constitute 60 percent of web traffic. The automated programs are all over the internet. Some run free but others wait for an “execute” command. They come in different types like web crawlers, chat room bots, and malicious
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Surveillance Technology: Transparency With A Dark Side
May 10, 2016
In his essay for Foreign Affairs, Sean P. Larkin credits the explosion of surveillance technology with a new transparency in the world order. (“The Age of Transparency,” by Sean P. Larkin, Foreign Affairs May/June 2016, pg. 136.) The ability to monitor human behavior — fro
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Portland, Oregon author Caroline Miller had distinguished careers as an educator, union president, elected official and artist/advocate.
Her play, Woman on the Scarlet Beast, was performed at the Post5 Theatre, Portland, OR, January/February 2015
Caroline published a serialized novelette, Marie Eau-Claire, on the website, The Colored Lens. She also published the story Gustav Pavel, a parable about ordinary lives, choice and alternate potential, on the website Fixional.co.
Caroline has published five novels
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