REGINA BRETT

Columnist for The Plain Dealer

After 30 years marketing the Cuyahoga County Library, Madeline Brookshire retires. Here's what she plans to read. Full story »

I just joined the world of Facebook and Twitter. You can follow me there...or lead the way.  Full story »

The concept was crazy: A place run completely by donations offering free help for anyone touched by cancer. How did Eileen Saffron pull it off?  Full story »

Get out and vote. It's the most patriotic thing you can do today. Here are ten reasons why you should vote. Full story »

Clevelanders are surrounded by the best writers. Why is it? The Lake Effect? Full story »

Lester Stumpe always planned to restore the 1920 canoe that was stored in his basement, but life got in the way. After the Cleveland Heights man was diagnosed with cancer, his wife took matters into her own hands. Full story »

Columnist Regina Brett shares readers' six-word memoirs.  Full story »

Ernest Hemingway once boasted he could tell a story in six words. And he did: For Sale: Baby shoes. Never worn. Can you write a six-word memoir? Give it a try on Oct. 22, the National Day on Writing. Full story »

Two books offer help to kids and men on dealing with a loved one's cancer.  Full story »

Ask anyone who attended the 2009 Northeast Ohio Race for the Cure and they'll tell you it was the best ever. We sang, we cried, we danced, we raced, we walked. What we didn't do was raise enough money. Attendance was great, but, unfortunately, registration wasn't. Thousands of people who came to the Race either forgot to register or... Full story »

Did President Barack Obama actually deserve the Nobel Prize? You could call it an example of premature adulation. Or as one teacher called it, grade inflation. It's like tipping the waitress before the meal to ensure good service. He's only been in office since January, which I keep telling his critics. The Nobel Prize Committee could have waited. He's got... Full story »

A Englishman who came to Cleveland seeking a heart touched the hearts of Clevelanders, writes columnist Regina Brett.  Full story »

Gambling addiction is something to consider as Ohio seeks casinos to spur tax revenues. Compulsive gambling was the hot topic on "The Sound of Ideas" on Friday at 9 a.m. on WCPN 90.3 FM. You gotta love a call-in radio show. One listener calls in to say gambling is mere recreation, and for him it is. The next listener calls... Full story »

Your donations of musical instruments and art supplies can change a child's life, writes columnist Regina Brett.  Full story »

If you came up with Ten Commandments for Browns football, what would they be? Rabbi Bud Frankel once sent me his Ten Commandments for baseball, which the Indians proceeded to break, as they did this year. The rabbi, who lives in Shaker Heights, recently sent me his Ten Commandments for football. 1. I am the coach who never got out... Full story »