I am Megan Giles Cooney, a Philadelphia-and Northern Michigan-based journalist. Meet me in the middle as I explore today’s events using curiosity, empathy, and fair-mindedness. My newspaper columns, syndicated in over 70 local newspapers, are factual, informative, and authentic opinion pieces. I cover everything from 2024: national issues, local issues, pop culture, emptying the nest, grief, and often asking how we can all get along better.
Focusing on our differences has yet to get us very far. In fact, divisions now threaten our very democracy. Perhaps the best way forward is to identify the human values, hopes, and dreams we all share and then build anew on this common ground.
Mental Health Challenges are Nothing to Ignore.
The Center for Disease Control recently released some very frightening views of the mental health of adolescents in the United…
Warning! This Is An Emergency? Would We Even Take the Call?
I have a reoccurring dream that someone knocks on my door and tells me there is an “emergency!” I have…
Trashing The Ref?
Losing a game on a technicality is tough for players and fans to accept; but the technicality doesn’t and shouldn’t…