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Claire Mitchel
Claire Mitchel welcomes letters. Write to her in care of The Miami Herald, PMB 80, 8209 N. Pine Island Rd., Tamarac, Fla. 33321.

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Goodbye to Lizzie -- and driving

I didn't realize a car had so many vital parts. All along, I've known about the motor, gas pipe, oil tube and whatchamacallit -- that thing that every gas station mechanic says will cost a bundle to fix. But until my friend Paul came along, I was stalled.

  • Obama victory is sweet

    It took all evening for my brain to wrap itself around the election results. I felt like a child who asks for an electric train for Christmas and, after imagining that his impossible wish has been fulfilled, wakes up that morning to hear it running.

  • Despite the aftermath, big trip was worth it

    BY CLAIRE MITCHEL I'd been looking forward to my vacation for four months. My plans were to travel to Israel in September, as fast and expeditiously as possible, so I could visit my family for 10 days.

  • Third Third columnist is taking a rare break

    You can bet that Claire Mitchel did not want to miss writing The Third Third this week. She hasn't missed a column in the 23 years she has been writing for The Miami Herald, even in the face of challenges that included the deaths of her beloved husband, Arnie, and her only daughter, Madeleine.

  • McCain's first wife is left in shadows

    M any women are outraged by the reckless decision by Sen. John McCain to pick Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate. We are worried, frightened and frustrated.

  • Wife not ready for life alone

    BY CLAIRE MITCHEL M y friend Samuel died on New Year's Eve. His whole family was shocked. When you live to age 84, people take you for granted and seem to think you'll live forever.

  • Modern women will reject Palin

    BY CLAIRE MITCHEL You could feel the bolt of lightning when the news struck that Republican John McCain had named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate in the 2008 presidential race. You could almost feel a numbness and aftershock as the news was being digested by an unbelieving public.

  • Birthday tea party for 6-0

    When I received the invitation to a ''Sixtea'' birthday for my friend Linda Weissman, I was confused. But the invitation wasn't a mistake -- the whole event was creatively designed to be different, to be all-inclusive, to be fun. Nearly all of the 60 women invited to the party were there with a designated title. We were introduced, one by one, with an explanation of what meaning each guest had in Linda's life.


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