Marianne Clay: Writer and Editor

A Journey Like so many other women, I began a journey that seemed like a one-way ticket to hell on a witch's broomstick, I found out I had breast cancer. And to think, my journey started on one of those perfect days in early June. Spurred by the sunshine, blue sky and ideal temperature, I was retrieving my daughters' summer clothes from the top shelves of their closets, when I felt something different in my right breast. What's this, I wondered, as my fingers probed a hard little lamp. To me, it felt like a marble. Three weeks before, I had my first mammogram ever, and everything was "fine." Certainly there was no reason for alarm, and my doctors agreed with me. We all decided since I was getting married in July and since my lump was most certainly a harmless cyst, the lump could wait until after the wedding. So I turned off a little nagging voice at the back of my head until after the wedding. One hot day in early August, I left my office for a little outpa...

I create tailor-made content such as this tiny reference book to enjoying wine. This 34-page booklet, Whine No More! The Friendly Little Wine Guide , is designed to hang from the wine bottle's neck.

My Editor's Note for December 2006 issue of Doll Reader Magazine No time offers better mail than now, when Christmas cards overshadow bills. And when these cards contain notes, so much the better. Karen Miller of West Olive, Mich., sent a poem from an old children's anthology, Big Talk and Other Stories. "There is no publication or copyright date on this book published by Hubard Bros. of Philadelphia," Karen writes. But, she notes, the original owner inscribed the book, "Presented to Nina B. Van Ostman by her sister Mami as a Christmas present Dec. 25, 1891." And the poem? "Dressing Mary Ann," by Mary Mapes Dodge; the big name in children's literature during her lifetime (1831-1905), she's best remembered for her 1865 novel, Hans Brinker: or, The Silver Skates , still in print and widely read. But Mary contributed more than this beloved tale about an impoverished Dutch boy who saves his country by sticking his thumb into a dike. In 1868...

Marketing Materials: Press Releases SAMPLE 1 Come Home to the Library YORK -- As a child, Marc Laucks often visited Martin Library in downtown York. He remembers gazing at the many rows of books, hoping one day they would all be his. Laucks got his wish. Of course, the books in the library do belong to him, and to you, and to each one of us. Today Laucks, now president of a print management firm in York, often visits Martin Library as a patron, a supplier and a volunteer. He laughs as he recalls his childhood ambition. “That’s what’s so great about the public library. You own it, and so do I.” “Marc is unreservedly helpful,” says Bill Schell, director of Martin Library. “There’s never any hesitation; his energy and imagination are unbelievable. He did our annual report and is a member of our GO! committee. They planned our fall line-up of exhibits, programs and entertainment for the entire family. Our fall theme is ‘Come Home to Your Library,’ and Marc created the mailing piece celebra...

Periodical Teddy Bear &Friends Organizes teddy bear giveaway to survivors of World Trade Center victims from Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management Nov, 2001 by Whitney Joiner As the horror of the events of September 11 unfolded, Marianne Clay, like many others in the magazine business, found herself wanting to help somehow beyond donating money. Luckily, Clay is the managing editor of Teddy Bear & Friends. "And what could be more natural for us than to give away teddy bears?" Clay and her staff at the Primedia-owned magazine (and part of the same company as Folio:) launched "Project Compassion," a teddy bear donation drive for the families who suffered losses in the World Trade Center and Pentagon disasters. "Teddy bear people are usually very generous, and everybody seemed to believe that a teddy bear can be a healing object," says Clay. The magazine's Web site called for donations of the stuffed bears and for addresses of anyon...

Private Sector Arrogance/Public Sector Loss: A Report on Eminent Domain From York County By Marianne Clay "…Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." U.S. Constitution, Fifth Amendment Before he began spending his days in law offices and courtrooms, Peter Alecxih, Jr. was building high-end homes in Lancaster and York Counties and running his small business, Greystone Construction, in Columbia. Today, instead of working construction sites, Alecxih is running a legal gauntlet after his purchase of 79 acres. But not just any 79 acres. He purchased land offering panoramic views overlooking the Susquehanna River near Wrightsville, land part of the acreage known as Lauxmont Farms, and land that spreads beneath the pinnacle of nearby Sam Lewis State Park. Most significantly, he bought what others wanted badly enough to take under eminent domain. Alecxih made the purchase for $1.75 million in April 2002 and then spent the next two years successfu...

To read my report on autism, click here: The Enigma of Autism http://www.susvalleypolicy.org/wn_files/autismreportjune26.pdf