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
Memory Lane and Morality: How Childhood Memories Promote Prosocial Behavior
Throughout history, there are compelling stories of small and large acts of helping, honesty, and prosocial behavior. Four experiments demonstrated that recalling memories from one’s own childhood lead people to experience feelings of moral purity and to behave prosocially. Too often the news reports stories of injustice, dishonesty, and human violence more »
A White House Message: Women's History Month and Paycheck Fairness Act
We held a science fair at the White House, where I met ... Amy Chyao ... 16 years old, ... working on a treatment for cancer. She never thought, 'Science isn’t for me.' She never thought, 'Girls can’t do that.' She was just interested in solving a problem. And because someone was interested in giving her a chance, she has the potential to improve lives. more »
Poster styles, Propaganda Messages and Advertising History: When Beans Were Bullets
What can war posters tell us about our nation’s attempts to modify food consumption habits? When Beans Were Bullets is an exhibit of posters from World War I & II currently online at the National Agricultural Library more »
HUD Sued For Illegal Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure Actions
"The case will have broad national implications, because the outcome will determine whether spouses will be able to stay in homes that are now “underwater” as a result of the housing downturn, a possibility that reverse mortgage borrowers have always paid insurance premiums to protect against." more »
