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Deborah Emin is the founder of the publishing company, Sullivan Street Press (www.sullivanstreetpress.com). She is also the impressario of the Itinerant Book Show as well as the program director of the REZ Reading Series in Kew Gardens, NY. Her novel, Scags at 7, is back in print as well as available as an e-book from Sullivan Street Press. In addition to writing for OEN, Deborah has a blog on the Sullivan Street Press website where she writes about her experiences on the road, i.e., writing about anything that has to do with the Itinerant Book Show. She is currently at work on Scags at 18, due out fall 2010. And she travels back and forth to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where she is writing a book about the aftermath of the 2008 flood there. To keep up to date with all she is involved in, please go to her website www.deborahemin.com

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33 Articles, 1 Quick Links, 134 Comments, 40 Diaries, 0 Polls

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Friday, March 26, 2010 at 11:16:41 AM

Article : "Of Cutting Gas Lines"

Well said David


Friday, March 19, 2010 at 9:40:46 AM

Article : "We Stand on the Cusp of one of Humanity's Most Dangerous Mom"

A further comment about hope


Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 12:14:14 PM

Article : "We Stand on the Cusp of one of Humanity's Most Dangerous Mom"

Canada is no haven


Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 9:54:29 AM

Article : "Kucinich and the Media"

Kucinich is a Democrat through and through


Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 11:04:09 AM

Article : ""Jeopardizing U.S. Standing" -" the Petraeus Controversy"

Interesting idea


Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 8:54:34 AM

Article : ""Jeopardizing U.S. Standing" -" the Petraeus Controversy"

Dead Soldiers too


Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 7:50:18 AM

Diary : "Please, no more invites to any parties"

Many are already there


Monday, March 15, 2010 at 2:36:38 PM

Diary : "Please, no more invites to any parties"

Being poor vs. feeling poor


Monday, March 15, 2010 at 12:28:20 PM

Diary : "Please, no more invites to any parties"

Again, please read what I post


Monday, March 15, 2010 at 11:43:37 AM

Diary : "Please, no more invites to any parties"

I appreciate your comments


Monday, March 15, 2010 at 10:16:43 AM

Diary : "Please, no more invites to any parties"

I will dance in the streets for sure


Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7:23:11 AM

Article : "Taboo Thwarts Candor on Israel/Iran"

The racism inherent in all discussions (not)


Monday, February 8, 2010 at 9:10:14 AM

Diary : "Flowers is Ready to Bloom in the Spring"

Uppity Women deserve our support


Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 2:13:10 PM

Article : "It's Official. Corporations Rule."

Great analysis


Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 12:18:06 PM

Article : "Obama Lost Massachusetts Long Before Brown's Win"

Finally we all agree about what happened with Obama


Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 11:37:35 AM

Article : "AVATAR (2009): Anti-Imperialism Sells"

I beg to disagree


Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 11:22:46 AM

Article : "Rove: Champion of "traditional" divorce"

Do we remember that Rove's father was gay?


Monday, December 21, 2009 at 9:26:32 AM

Diary : "It is getting very scary these days"

I cannot replace the word


Monday, December 7, 2009 at 11:00:25 AM

Article : "Jews Against Zionism"

Racism and Zionism


Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 10:30:42 AM

Diary : "We are hiring Book Lovers Now"

Please contact me


Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 5:42:24 AM

Diary : "The real Obama emerges"

He has seriously miscalculated this one


Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 2:12:01 PM

Tweet : "A Letter from Jennie Green about Afghanistan"

Tweet: A vivid portrait of life in Kandahar, Afghanistan from a reliable witness.


Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 6:17:33 AM

Diary : "ATTENTION WRITERS: You Win"

Good question


Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:00:45 PM

Diary : "ATTENTION WRITERS: You Win"

The days of big advances are numbered as well


Friday, October 30, 2009 at 6:28:08 AM

Article : "Is this Tom Friedman's "Walter Cronkite Moment" on Afghanist"

Let us not forget Friedman's proximity to the president


Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:10:50 AM

Diary : "That Hush Hush Subject We Call G-d"

Welcome to the argument


Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 4:30:37 AM

Diary : "The Spirit in the Bible"

On the contrary


Monday, October 26, 2009 at 8:15:48 PM

Diary : "The Spirit in the Bible"

I wish you well in all you do


Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:58:56 PM

Diary : "The Spirit in the Bible"

I beg to disagree


Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:36:11 PM

Article : "Reflections on a Rally"

No fun and we know where that leads


Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 6:42:12 AM

Diary : "The Spirit in the Bible"

The fact that humans are mendacious is no surprise


Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 10:27:58 AM

Diary : "The Spirit in the Bible"

I beg to differ


Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 3:55:38 PM

Diary : "Biblical Distinctions"

Circular Arguments


Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 12:01:09 PM

Diary : "Biblical Distinctions"

Governments and monarchs and people with power


Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 3:56:52 AM

Diary : "Biblical Distinctions"

Let's Stop Creating Distinctions


Friday, October 16, 2009 at 12:52:45 PM

Diary : "Biblical Distinctions"

We do not live in a theocracy


Friday, October 16, 2009 at 11:58:47 AM

Diary : "Fair and Equal means less violence"

I beg to disagree


Friday, October 16, 2009 at 11:55:11 AM

Diary : "Biblical Distinctions"

Being peaceful is hard work


Friday, October 16, 2009 at 4:05:30 AM

Diary : "Fair and Equal means less violence"

Equality is not a play on words


Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 9:24:00 PM

Article : "If McCain Were President"

The Machine is a bully and owns everything


Monday, July 20, 2009 at 11:37:10 AM

Article : "Itinerant Book Show--A new form of Book Distribution"

Thanks


Friday, June 5, 2009 at 1:34:02 PM

Article : "Americans Do Not Deserve the News"

Thanks


Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 7:58:20 AM

Diary : "Unbelievable app from iTunes"

Not quite sure how this constitutes fraud


Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 6:04:48 AM

Diary : "What is debt and why it is hurting us"

We do not basically disagree


Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 11:23:59 PM

Diary : "What is debt and why it is hurting us"

This was not a political commentary but personal


Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 7:33:17 PM

Diary : "Unbelievable app from iTunes"

This is not to vote but rather to see how they voted


Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 12:31:42 PM

Article : "The Story of Cedar Rapids, Iowa in March 2009"

A sort of answer


Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:48:21 AM

Article : "Madoff : the Story behind the Story"

Really?


Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 7:59:18 AM

Article : "Please tell us the truth my dear Republican citizens"

You are correct


Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 2:50:37 PM

Article : "Please tell us the truth my dear Republican citizens"

This in effect was my point


Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 5:12:59 AM

Article : "Reading for Democracy"

Well taken point


Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 3:17:59 AM

Article : "Reading for Democracy"

Difference between passing tests and an education


Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 8:48:26 PM

Article : "Reading for Democracy"

Interesting distinction


Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 7:41:43 PM

Article : "Reading for Democracy"

Brilliant response


Friday, February 6, 2009 at 7:54:28 PM

Article : "Why the Obamas Should Move Back to Chicago"

A pleasure to be understood


Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 11:55:13 AM

Article : "Why the Obamas Should Move Back to Chicago"

Great comment


Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 7:00:55 AM

Article : "A Policy Subject To Interpretation"

A Good Media Critique


Friday, December 19, 2008 at 9:30:00 AM

Article : "I Heart Chicago"

Great article


Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 5:42:54 PM

Article : "Our Obsession with Violence and Money--"

Not sure what you mean


Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 10:32:14 AM

Article : "Our Obsession with Violence and Money--"

You are a wonder


Monday, November 24, 2008 at 5:59:36 PM

Article : "All the Talk of a Depression Is, Um, Depressing"

Two Missing Items from your analysis


Friday, November 14, 2008 at 8:48:10 AM

Diary : "OpEdNews Post-Election; Suggestions and Call for New Ideas"

Some ideas


Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 6:44:43 AM

Article : "Hope is more than an Abstract Noun"

Work is a blessing


Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 7:20:48 PM

Diary : "Voting Day Open Thread-- Post reports, observations, Thought"

Voting in Queens this morning


Monday, November 3, 2008 at 11:08:08 AM

Article : "A Real Town with a Huge Problem--How the Media Ignored the J"

We will be getting video and photos


Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 9:36:41 AM

Article : "Taking politics seriously: Looking beyond the election and b"

Radical change is the only solution


Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 5:52:59 AM

Article : "Lying Traitors vs Economic Cowards"

There are those who get it


Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 5:35:10 AM

Article : "They Lived to Tell: Winter Soldier"

You are quite right


Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 4:46:44 PM

Article : "How to Overcome the Fear of Alzheimer's"

Thanks for the info


Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 4:28:12 PM

Article : "They Lived to Tell: Winter Soldier"

Yes we need to know and to help


Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 4:06:28 PM

Quicklink : "George Will: Farewell, Election Day"

Noted but not quite with you on this one


Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 10:53:58 AM

Quicklink : "George Will: Farewell, Election Day"

Some people have to work on election day too


Friday, September 12, 2008 at 4:28:33 PM

Article : "Why SXXT from Shinola Doesn't Matter"

But you have the passion to change things


Friday, September 12, 2008 at 1:15:56 PM

Article : "Why SXXT from Shinola Doesn't Matter"

Further to this thought


Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 2:27:07 PM

Article : "The Challenge We Face in This Election"

One further thought about my own article


Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 11:00:37 AM

Poll : "Poll: Not Voting for Obama or McCain? What Are you doing?"

I flip, I flop


Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 6:45:30 PM

Article : "My Take on Covering Potentially Taboo Topics Like Bristol Pa"

Whose Baby is it?


Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 8:55:01 AM

Article : "Thugs with Badges: Crackdown in Minneapolis"

Remembering NYC in 2004


Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 8:48:40 AM

Poll : "Poll: Should The Media, Including OEN, Cover the Question W"

If we blast the laws we want in order to get them, then what


Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 7:50:31 AM

Poll : "Poll: Should The Media, Including OEN, Cover the Question W"

Questions in poll seem skewed


Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 7:45:26 AM

Article : "Is Bristol Palin the Sacrifice on her Mother's Political Alt"

Personally I don't care


Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 12:49:19 PM

Article : "Floods: Army Corps Says PR Turns Babblers into Spokespersons"

The Human Cost of Such Malfeasance


Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 12:27:53 PM

Article : "Report: Rising Health Care Costs Causing Serious Economic Wo"

Single payer health care is the only option


Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 12:15:59 PM

Article : "Cornell Expert Details Milk Dangers at Fired Teacher's Heari"

Add Dennis Kucinich to those who have profited


Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 6:26:42 PM

Article : "If The Opposite of Pro Is Con, Then The Opposite of Progress"

David's ire is more than justified


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 6:09:37 PM

Article : "The Lavender Menace Weds (Again)"

The Rudy/Bloomberg confusion


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 5:56:25 PM

Article : "Steny Hoyer FISA Ad To Run in Washington Post"

Thanks to the both of you


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 5:52:37 PM

Article : "Bomb Iran? What's to Stop Us?"

Democrats have their own responsibility


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 5:49:51 PM

Article : "Failed Conservative Values: They're Not Working - George Lak"

Great insight


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 5:47:18 PM

Article : "Pentagon: Over 1000 Nuclear Weapon Parts Missing?"

Not so far fetched


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 5:41:49 PM

Article : "Why Obama Will Pick Jim Webb for VP"

A woman would make more sense


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 10:19:28 AM

Article : "Why Obama Will Pick Jim Webb for VP"

A Question about militarism


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 10:17:00 AM

Article : "Failed Conservative Values: They're Not Working - George Lak"

A vulture


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 9:59:29 AM

Article : "Why Obama Will Pick Jim Webb for VP"

I wish picking a VP was about more than mathematics


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 9:55:02 AM

Article : "Bomb Iran? What's to Stop Us?"

Too bad you are correct here


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 9:21:45 AM

Article : "Why Obama Will Pick Jim Webb for VP"

Will or Should pick Webb?


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 7:37:34 AM

Article : "The Lavender Menace Weds (Again)"

Lesbian in NYC


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 7:25:46 AM

Article : ""If it keeps on raining the levees are gonna break""

it may rain this weekend in Iowa


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 7:19:59 AM

Article : "Questions Upstream and Downstream: Oil, Food, Floods, War, B"

Would that Congress could say no to war


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 7:09:16 AM

Article : "Investigate the Levees"

The changes in the way we farm

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