Biography
A native of Pittsburgh and a graduate of Ohio University, Susan was hired by The Sun in 1979 as one of the first full-time women ...
Susan Reimer
Fight over HPV vaccine ignores the facts
September 22, 2011
The kerfuffle between Republican presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry over the HPV vaccination, administered to young girls in order to prevent cervical cancer later in life, is the perfect example of why you might not want a politician to be your pediatrician.
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Are they running for president or pastor?
September 19, 2011
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry said in a speech at the Christian-based Liberty University last week that he believes God has a plan for everyone, and God's plan for him will be revealed in time.
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Keeping track of things remembered
September 15, 2011
They are auctioning Elizabeth Taylor's jewels at Christie's in New York in December, and they expect the finest of them — about 260 pieces — to bring in some $30 million. But that's just a tiny part of what she left behind.
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Baggage and blessings
September 11, 2011
It was the song "Greensleeves" that drew Shirley Dempsey-Kahn into the Goodwill store that December morning. It reminded her of her first trip to London as a child, with her father, a naval officer, and her mother.
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Labor Day: Summer falls away
September 5, 2011
Labor Day is a special kind of portal in the calendar year.
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Cheating up a storm
August 31, 2011
What did you do during Hurricane Irene?
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Playing dress-up has consequences
August 24, 2011
My husband has this theory that because we let our son play with G.I. Joe as a little boy, we ended up with a Marine.
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Let us know when it's time to panic, OK?
August 22, 2011
Don't panic.
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The power of balance
August 17, 2011
Serelee Hefler tells the students in her class, including a 66-year-old man and a woman who is six months' pregnant, that they are on a ship in the Chesapeake Bay and a storm has just blown in.
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A big step forward for women's health
August 15, 2011
Perhaps lost in the cacophony of the debt ceiling debate in Congress was news that the federal government will now require insurance companies to provide a substantial list of preventative care measures for women, including mammography, domestic violence counseling and breast-feeding support, without requiring a co-pay or a deductible.
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Costly shingles vaccine is in short supply
August 11, 2011
My fellow mothers used to tease me about being first in line for any new childhood vaccination: hepatitis, meningitis, HPV. If it came in a syringe and it promised to protect my kids from some terrible disease, I was all in.
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Gen X marriages: Divorce is out, monogamy's in
August 1, 2011
That's the latest news from the land of Gen X parenthood. Apparently, these children of the divorce boom of the 1970s would rather put chocolate syrup in the baby bottles than put the children through a family break-up.
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Beach vacation brings changes ashore
July 27, 2011
I packed this summer's hot beach novel, "Maine," by J. Courtney Sullivan, along with my shorts, sandals and suntan lotion and headed for the Delaware shore.
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Betty Ford lifted the veil on addiction, sex
July 18, 2011
I guess you had to be there.
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Potato study carries little weight
July 13, 2011
Let me see if I understand.
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Trial is over, but verdict is still out in Anthony case
July 7, 2011
It was O.J. all over again.
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Relocation starts to split up the old gang
June 30, 2011
It isn't wedding bells that are breaking up that old gang of mine. But it has started to happen, just as I've been afraid it would.
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Preventing teen pregnancy saves taxpayers billions
June 15, 2011
When it comes to teens having babies, it's a matter of pay me now or pay me later.
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World awaits the wedding — dress
April 27, 2011
There is only one reason to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning and turn on the television, and that's the dress.
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A hard week for Michael Phelps – and for Mom
February 9, 2009
Last week was a tough one for Michael Phelps. I am betting it was equally tough for his mom.
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Videos of beatings a lesson for kids
April 15, 2008
The harassment of teachers and the intimidation of students by classroom bullies is nothing new.
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The deconstruction of Harriet Miers is filled with sexism
October 11, 2005
When the first news stories about Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court all used the same quote from President Bush describing her as "a pit bull in size 6 shoes," I decided I would listen carefully to this debate.
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Clinton redux revives that sense of betrayal
June 22, 2004
SEEING BILL CLINTON in the spotlight again is like - forgive the analogy - seeing an old lover after not enough time has passed.
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Stewart's attitude was on trial, too
March 9, 2004
MARTHA STEWART's conviction in federal court last week must stand as a warning to all future Marthas.
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No reason to recant support for Arnold
October 7, 2003
ACOUPLE OF weeks ago, I wrote a column saying that if I were a Californian, I would vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Schwarzenegger's zest for American dream counterbalances past of sex, drugs
September 16, 2003
IT MIGHT COST me my feminist membership card, but if I were a California resident, I'd vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger for governor - even if I'd have to wait a few more months to do so.
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Word war: `Marital' becomes `martial'
December 10, 2002
MY HUSBAND and I lead the split-shift, tag-team, crisis-du-jour lives so common among couples with teen-age children, and our paths are guaranteed to cross at only one moment: Sunday night at 9 o'clock for the latest installment of The Sopranos.
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Sniper is wrecking the games students play
October 22, 2002
The killings by the sniper in the white van have thrown the athletic lives of children and families into a holy mess of official overreaction and bureaucratic indecision.
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With everyone a target, fear is hard to avoid
October 9, 2002
IT IS DIFFERENT this time.
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Parents feel high school angst again, through teens
October 6, 2002
IT APPEARS THAT I am not popular in high school. Again.
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Lindh rage gives way to sadness
July 23, 2002
THE CASE OF John Walker Lindh has been resolved to the apparent satisfaction of both parties.
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Mourning loss of son's competitor
March 19, 2002
KEVAN Fletcher, a top-notch wrestler for Patterson High School, was found shot to death inside his East Baltimore rowhouse earlier this month, and a pair of teen-age acquaintances have been arrested and charged with his murder.
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All we can do for safety is embrace each other
September 30, 2001
IN THE IMMEDIATE aftermath of the World Trade Center and Pentagon explosions, I had one thought, and I bet it was almost universal.
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Our routines will keep us busy, but the sadness will stay with us
September 14, 2001
IN THE AFTERMATH of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks, we are being told that we must recognize that life in this country will never be the same.
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And now, for a -- of local flavor, we bring you a taste of Art Donovan
January 31, 1993
Hey, Jim Kelly! Try some warm olive oil on top of your head, ya big crybaby.
