A first XI doing their country proud Oct 10, 2009
Deborah Smith reports. How many of Don Bradman's 1948 Invincibles can you name. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
'I can't believe that's really me,' contrite Girl Scout cookie-money thief says from jail while facing new charges Oct 6, 2009
Woods' mother, Deborah Smith, answered a call Sunday from a reporter with her daughter's request. "Oh, Lord, it gets weirder by the minute," Smith said. (The Palm Beach Post)
- Imperial Valley golf tournament earns enough for 8,000 childrens Christmas presents Sep 30, 2009
Though she loves to golf, the main reason that Deborah Smith, 56, came to the tournament was to help the organization, she said. Though hers are grown, it was meaningful to play and help other children. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Why eggheads get the girls and birdbrains don't Sep 2, 2009
DEBORAH SMITH SCIENCE EDITOR. September 2, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
The upside of being down Jul 23, 2009
Being blue may have developed as a survival mechanism, writes Deborah Smith. When a group of Sydney researchers asked young people to play a computer game in which they shot at armed targets, they were not surprised to identify a "turban effect". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Finding orientation in the gene hunt Jul 5, 2009
The search is on to find a biological basis for transsexualism, writes Deborah Smith. As a young child, Craig Andrews felt certain about his future. (The Age, Australia -- Features)
Fossil's pop star arrival born of a new thirst for PR May 22, 2009
The spin about Ida worked, but Deborah Smith wonders whether it has a place in good science. It was the day a fossil of a lemur-like animal that died 47 million years ago was treated like a pop star. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)