Melinda Blau

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Why Biden Must Win

July 26, 2020 by Melinda Blau

February 26, 2020 was my cousin Ronnie’s birthday.  It was also the day Jim Clyburn announced his game-changing endorsement and called on us, via Twitter, to “stand with @Joe Biden”:  I know Joe Biden. I know his character, his heart, and his record. Joe Biden has stood for the hard-working people of South Carolina. We […]

Women? Will it EVER change?

October 24, 2018 by Melinda Blau

I had my “click” moment  in the early 70s when my husband emerged from the kitchen and announced, “I did the pots!”  Imagine my surprise — and despair — when I pick up the September 2,  2018 issue of the New York Times  and see this headline:  “Honey, I Swept the Floor.” Almost a year ago, […]

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