Maralyn Lois Polak

Maralyn Lois Polak
Born	United States
Residence	United States
Occupation	Columnist, author, writer

Maralyn Lois Polak is an American columinist, writer, poet, spoken word artist, novelist and journalist.^[1]

Polak's journalistic career consists of a long stint as nationally syndicated weekly celebrity interview columnist for Knight-Ridder and The Philadelphia Inquirer, where she did over a thousand columns.^[2][3]

Polak's reviews, essays and opinion editorials have appeared in The Chicago Tribune,^[3] Reader's Digest, The San Jose Mercury News, The Philadelphia Inquirer^[4] and The New York Times.^[5]

Polak, along with architect Benjamin Nia, collaborated on and co-created the 25 minute documentary My Hometown: Preservation or Development? about the threatened demolition of 19th century buildings near Philadelphia's historic Rittenhouse Square, and preservationists' efforts to save them from a developer's wrecking ball.^[6]

She is a former columnist for WorldNetDaily and, during a decade as one of WorldNetDaily's few progressive contributors, wrote more than five hundred opinion pieces in her sometimes controversial weekly column called Left-Handed.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Howard.edu". Howard.edu. http://www.howard.edu/library/Reference/Guides/Reed/bibliography.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
2. ^ Naedele, Walter (2010-06-02). "Roger F. Goodwin, 69; filmed campaign ads". Philly.com. http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20100602_Roger_F__Goodwin__69__filmed_campaign_ads.html. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1992-01-20. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-01-20/news/9201060583_1_cia-lee-harvey-oswald-warren-commission-report. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
4. ^ "Citypaper.net". Citypaper.net. http://citypaper.net/articles/081795/article005.shtml. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
5. ^ Lois Polak, Maralyn (1986-03-30). "New York Times". Nytimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/30/books/a-passion-born-in-kindergarten.html. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
6. ^ Rubino, Frank (2005-04-25). "A Razin' in the Sun". Philadelphia Weekly. http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/a_razin_in_the_sun-38395154.html?printView=y. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
7. ^ "WorldNetDaily". Wnd.com. http://www.wnd.com/news/archives.asp?AUTHOR_ID=13. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 

External links

• Maralyn Lois Polak at Amusejanetmason.com
• Miranda Pear’s Brazen Bedtime Stories: Un-P.C. Fairytales for Grownups
• Left-Handed by Maralyn Lois Polak at WorldNetDaily
• Maralyn Lois Polak at the Internet Movie Database

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