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Articles by Doris Cipolla
Learning to belong, an Italian growing up in two Erie worlds | Opinion
I vividly remember attending a St. Anthony's novena with my mother when I was quite young.
Learning to belong, an Italian growing up in two Erie worlds | Opinion
The author, the daughter of Italian immigrants, reflects on childhood experiences in a Catholic church and kindergarten, feeling like an outsider mimicking others. These memories lead the author to empathize with the modern experience of immigrants and refugees in Erie. The author's own family has an immigrant history, with her father arriving in Erie in 1921. Starting school marked a transition away from the familiar culture of her Italian neighborhood.
LGBT Rights at Risk
On June 26, 2015 LGBT communities throughout the world cheered the Supreme Court’s ruling on the right to same-sex marriage. What a leap into mainstream culture! Having advocated for such rights, I was overjoyed, knowing that if my partner were living today, we could marry, and I would not be socked a 15 percent inheritance tax on half our joint assets, as I was 12 years ago. Today, I would be free from such discrimination.
Just a Thought: February 1, 2017
In honor of Inauguration Day, I reread George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Many of us encountered this short book back in junior high, but I wish it were required annually – ideally before every election. In the story, the animals have kicked out their human master, Jones, and taken over his Manor Farm, which they rename Animal Farm. At first, egalitarianism and the common good are the animals’ enthusiastically agreed-upon ideals.
A better, brighter, bolder future
I have had the pleasure of leading the Erie Playhouse, our award-winning community theatre, through major transitions these past 10-plus years, with a dedicated staff and board. It’s been an enormous privilege to steer one of our city’s largest and most respected arts organizations through its 100th season and into its second century. When I announced my intention to run for mayor, I surprised a few people. After all, I have never run for office.
Women Take Washington
I wasn’t expecting to be standing with well more than half a million people in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21. Nor had I conceptualized or ever worn a “pussy hat,” a pink cap with pointed cat ears. Then again, back during the primaries when Donald Trump was leading in the polls, a friend remarked on social media, “This is a joke, right?” And I agreed it had to be. But here I am, and here we are with a new president who gives many of us pause.
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