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Because of risks, schools should drop football.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 11 August 2015

Get our children off the Gridiron.

Delta Epsilon Sigma Journal



Coaches teach valuable lessons in life.

Delaware County Daily Times,  12 Feb. 2015

The Olympic Ideal: Looking for it in all the wrong places. 
Delaware County Daily Times, 12 August 2012

In the city a not-so-fun run.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 22 Dec. 2013.

Keep strident review of Non-profits. Patriot News, 4 June 2013.

Get employers out of health insurance business. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6 May 2012

Requiem for the great American college man Higher education faces a new kind of gender gap.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9 March 2011. 

When parents object to using film in the classroom. . Bucks County Courier Times, 21 Nov. 2010

Heads up: Good advice in an age of distraction. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 23 July 2010

Public health department would benefit all.

Delco Daily Times, 26 March 2010

Don't stop the press! Philadelphia Daily News, 25 Fe. 2009.

Rethinking the issue of campus drinking,

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 29 December 2008.

For credibility, credentials count.

The Philadelphia Bulletin, 7 June 2007

Health and physical education are core academic subjects.

The Philadelphia Bulletin. 25 Sept. 2007.

Enlightenment thinking could bring health care for all Americans. The Philadelphia Bulletin, 25 July 2007.

Diet for a small planet? Fat chance. America. Aug. 2004

Donnelly, G., Gambescia, S. F. & Valenti,  L. (2016) Chapter 19, Nursing and Health Professions: Two Schools Become One at Drexel in R. Dilworth & S. G. Knowles (Eds.). Building Drexel: The
University and Its City, 1891-2016. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Cell phones clutter our personal space: The paradox of our pocket phones.  Delaware County Daily Times , 11 Dec. 2003.

Ode to a forgotten cross country course. The Runner 2009.

To vape or not to vape.

Penn Alive; 11 Jan. 2017

Vaping isn't smoking, it's a disease prevention method

The Hill; 17 March 2017

Real Health Care Reform

Off the Charts (Drexel CNHP)

1 May 2017

Insurance is Getting in the Way of Real Health Care Reform

Drexel Blog; 13 April 2017

Busting the Myth in Men and

Women Competing Together

Drexel Quarterly; Spring 2017

Reunited.... and it feels so good to give back. The Smart Set, Oct. 2017.

Reference Readiness Of the Charts, CNHP Drexel Oct. 2017 .

Celebs cheapen free speech

InsideSources--15 May 2018

The enduring challenge to philanthropy

InsideSources --1 May 2018

Out of the Mouths of Babes

InsideSources--22 May 2018

A Civics 101 Reset 

InsideSources--17 July 2018.

The "Big Man on Campus" Soon to Be a Mere Shadow; Inside Sources; 20 Aug. 2018

Equality in Sports Should Be on the Women’s Equality Agenda; Inside Sources; 3 Sept. 2018

Health groups slay vaping with faint praise. American Thinker; 9 Sept. 2018.

Laity is key to Catholic Church's Restitution. InsideSources. 9 Oct. 2018.

Threats to Domestic Tranquility 

InsideSources--31 Oct. 2018.

A City on the Edge. The Smart Set

 7 Dec. 2018

States, localities should think twice about taking a cut of the marijuana rush. InsideSources, 4 Jan. 2019

Mary Poppins enchants another generation. Delco Daily Times. 3 Jan. 2019

Journalists Would Do Well to Go Back to Basics Inside Sources --18 March 2019

Big Marijuana is Coming to a Town Near You. InsideSources, 26 April 2019

Catholicism’s Need for Women; The Philadelphia Inquirer; 1 May 2019

Petal Power: Cherry blossoms fuel memories of spring & youth. Delco Daily Times, 21 May 2019

A New Rendition of Political Ideology Labels in the U.S.. InsideSources--9 Aug. 2019

Don’t Protect Cigarettes by Banning Far Less Harmful Nicotine Vapor Products

InsideSources 20 Sept. 2019

Why are we killing off September? Delco Daily Times , 27 Sept. 2019

Attentiveness by All Can Help College Students Deal With Mental Health Issues.  InsideSources, 27 Dec. 2019 

Legislators Gone Wacky on the Weed. InsideSources, 6 Jan. 2020

Wentz hit and concussion another reminder football is not safe for youth. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9 Jan. 2020

To form a more perfect union for public health InsideSources 1 April 2020

Delaware County's Main Rationale for a Public Health Department: Local, Local, Local Delaware Valley Journal, 27 April 2020 

The Vital Role of Nonprofits in Our New Normal Inside Sources. 12 May 2020 

Assessment of Bias in the Commentaries Published in a Local Newspaper Concerning a Contentious Consumer Tax: A Case Study

Graduates: Go for More Than the Nine Seconds of Recognition. Inside Sources. 1 June 2020

Could local news outlets save journalism? Broad + Liberty; 18 June 2020

Public Officials Broke the Social Contract. Broad + Liberty  11 Aug. 2020

The Social Tyranny that Threatens Thoughtful Americans. American Thinker--15 Dec. 2020.

Bishops out of touch with many Americans. InsideSources, 6 Jan. 2020 

Vaccine delivery is not helter skelter InsideSources 13 Jan. 2021 

Washington's police 'reform' endangers public safety and public health The American Thinker. 24 May 2021 

How State Laws Explicate Quality Patient Care in the Use of Medical Marijuana in Their Initial Legislative Acts.

Gender in Sport: The Last Great Divide. Delaware Valley Journal.

13 July 2021

Get us to the Jersey Shore--Quick!

The Smart Set -- 2 Sept. 2021

Choosing a college is all about the fit. InsideSources, 7 Oct. 2021

The Catholic Church needs women deacons. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 17 Oct. 2021

Local Control and Parental Involvement Make for Good Schools

Inside Sources. 27 Oct. 2021

Forced mea culpa cheapen forgiveness Inside Sources, 17 Nov. 2021

A Briefing on the Marketing of Recreational Marijuana in the US State: Regulations, Risks, and Responsible Compliance and Considerations for Enforcement

Nonprofts that go off script hurt us all. Broad + Liberty ; 24 Feb. 2022

Faint concern with health risks from widespread use of cannabis Broad + Liberty, 30 March 2022

Content Analysis of Risk/Benefit Communication in a Metropolitan Daily Newspaper’s Sunday HEALTH Section, for Use of Marijuana: A Multi-year Review.

Today’s corporate responsibility shift will bottom out. Broad + Liberty; 13 June 2022

Can Any Good Come Out of the Bureaucracy? American Thinker

18 Aug. 2022

Normalizing Marijuana Gets a Pass on Following the Science DC Inside Sources Nov 2022

In the wake of Dr. Walensky’s self-examination, can the CDC forgo the limelight of politics and focus on protecting the public’s health? Broad + Liberty  1 Dec. 2022

FTC won’t be keen on oversight of Big Marijuana Broad + Liberty 30 May 2923

Higher education needs to get it right in managing payments to athletes; Broad + Liberty July 2023

Eight steps to Covid Contrition.

Broad + Liberty

4 Oct. 2023.

Public schools have forgotten what makes good schools; Broad + Liberty; two parts 3 & 4 Jan. 2024

Gov. Shapiro’s Push to Legalize Marijuana is a Bad Idea

Delaware Valley Journal; 26 Feb. 2024

Haverford and other municipalities right to limit vape and smoke shops  Delco Times . 31 March 2024

College Boards Need to Make a Mission Check. DC Journal of Inside Sources 4 April 2024

The Hard Sell: What youth and parents miss from not selling door to door. The Smart Set. April 2024.

Following the science means saying no to marijuana, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 18 May 2924

Never again means never again. DC Journal; 3 June 2024

America needs national service

Broad + Liberty 3 July 2024

Public Officials Need to Work Upstream on Opioid Crisis. 7 Aug. 2024. Delaware Valley Journal 

PA citizens are safe from going to pot, for now. PENNLive, 7  Aug. 2024

Government is becoming our childhood's nightmare. Broad + Liberty. 31 October 2024.

The changing place of the thoughtful op-ed. Broad + Liberty, 2 Jan. 2025

RFK — our next consumer movement maverick? Broad + Liberty. 20 Feb. 2025

Shapiro’s Pot Friendly Budget Puts Cash over Kids’ Health Broad + Liberty. 21 Feb. 2025

The Good, the Ugly, and the Bad of Bureaucracies. Broad + Liberty 1 May 2025.

Fields of Pink Broad + Liberty 14 May 2025

Corporate marketing that's going to pot. DC Journal. 19 May 2025

Ensuring ‘authentic federalism’ in America. American Thinker. 24 May 2025

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On Biden, aging, candor, and public responsibility Broad + Liberty 12 June 2025

SEPTA's Savior is Safety Delaware Valley Journal 10 June 2025

50 years later, don’t want to meet a shark. Asbury Park Press. 6 July 2025

Are our nonprofits being good innkeepers? Broad + Liberty 24 July 2025