News – Page 3 – David Haldane

November 3, 2022

Standing In

By David Haldane Nov. 3, 2022 I had an entirely different lede in mind for this column. I expected it to say that the […]

October 6, 2022

Globe At Home: No Escape

By David Haldane Oct. 6, 2022 It seemed like a good idea. In fact, it was the only idea because none of the country’s […]

September 8, 2022

Boxer Shorts

By David Haldane September 8, 2022 I meant it as a joke. Back in 2019, I wrote a column called “Pajamas” aimed at a […]

August 25, 2022

Invisible

By David Haldane August 25, 2022 Let me confess something right up front: I didn’t begin noticing Filipinos until I married one. Now, 14 […]

August 4, 2022

Paradise Reclaimed. Again

by David Haldane August 4, 2022 There was good news and bad news on our first return to Siargao Island in the wake of […]

July 28, 2022

A Pleasant Surprise

By David Haldane July 28, 2022 No one was more surprised than I. Enrolling our 11-year-old son at St. Paul University’s private elementary school here […]

July 14, 2022

Time Travel

By David Haldane July 14, 2022 It’s as if we’ve stepped back in time. Outside our window lies a pile of decaying debris. The veranda […]

July 7, 2022

Slaughtered Plans

By David Haldane July 7, 2022 I’m working in my pajamas today. I had expected to spend the week touring castles in the United Kingdom […]

June 30, 2022

This is Insane

By David Haldane June 30, 2022 We’ve all heard the stories. A young man with a smiling disposition goes into his room one day […]

June 23, 2022

Dangerous Travel

By David Haldane June 23, 2022 The woman at the ticket counter looked like she’d seen a ghost. “You want to go where?” she […]

June 16, 2022

Activism’s Heavy Toll

By David Haldane June 16, 2022 It was everywhere. With few exceptions, every TV news channel in America livestreamed last week’s Congressional hearings in […]

June 2, 2022

Bombing the Dictionary

By David Haldane June 2, 2022 It enrages me every time. I’ll be working on a column—regarding, say, a construction project—and type the word […]