Mother Crusader: Arne, can you hear me?

Mother Crusader: Arne, can you hear me?:

Arne, can you hear me?

by darciecima

So many things to love about Mike Winerip's column in today's New York Times. What it really boils down to is a cautionary tale.


A cautionary tale of an unaccountable applicant, Sharon Akman:


Ms. Akman has repeatedly refused to talk to reporters. She did not respond to a dozen e-mails and voice mail messages left at the real estate office where she works, Century 21 J. J. Laufer in Highland Park. When I called the personal cellphone number she listed on the state application, a woman answered. “Who’s calling?” she asked, and when I explained that I was a reporter, she said, “I’ll tell them you called,