Category Archives: Column Writing

Channeling My Inner Erma

Erma Bombeck Writing Competition

A Spouse’s Point of View 05-06-2009

The Pointer View
Serving the Community of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Truth, Justice and the American Way (May Column)
By Janine Boldrin
As a little girl, I wanted to be Wonder Woman. I would spin in front of my bedroom mirror over and over again expecting that (eventually) I would turn into my favorite superhero just as [...]

A Spouse’s Point of View (02-13-2009)

Keeping Up Appearances
By Janine Boldrin
A few weeks ago, a note came home from my son’s preschool. “Please send in a cereal box for your child to make a mailbox for Valentine’s Day.” I glanced through my pantry to find a box that was nearly empty and realized the most likely candidate for the project was [...]