AIDS crisis

Free speech and anti-war activist Sue Trupin found her niche caring for AIDS patients and supporting black grandmothers

November 17, 2025 Life in the Later Lane 1 Comment

Sue Trupin spent more than a decade living in a countercultural enclave in Canyon, a community in rural Contra Costa County. She had gardens, goats, and chickens, and harvested vegetables. She harvested walnuts and fetched food from the bins at the back of grocery stores. “We lived on very little; it was part of that ...

Orchids a beacon of light for medical researcher/ clinical pharmacologist who switched to patient care during dark days of AIDS

January 29, 2022 All Posts 1 Comment

Joanne Whitney sits in a large conference room, eyes focused on an interviewer, arms slightly raised, palms up and in a pronounced Bronx accent says, “What can I tell you; I’m eclectic.” She points to a long list of diverse roles in pharmacy, medical education and public service over a career spanning five decades. When ...

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