Doris O'Brien is a retired college Speech teacher and banker. She has published two books of humor (Up or Down With Women's Liberation and Humor Me a Little) and for many years contributed light verse to the Pepper 'n Salt column of the Wall Street Journal. She is an avid writer of letters to the editors.
Doris celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary in the same year she welcomed her first grandchild. She now lives in Pasadena with a great view of the San Gabriel mountains — and the annual Tournament of Roses Parade.
She can be reached by e-mail: witsendob at (@) gmail.com
Tracking Emotional Interactions: Hang in There. As Couples Age, Humor Replaces Bickering
Congressional Actions: PEPFAR Extension Act, Women in Aerospace Education Act, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act, Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act
Revisiting Favorite Books: Kristin Lavransdatter, the Trilogy - The Wreath, The Mistress of Husaby and The Cross
Dickens and His World: Bits and Pieces from From Oxford's Bodleian Library and the Great Dickens Christmas Fair