Sunday, September 7, 2025
Battles That Changed History
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A few weeks ago Gilda forwarded an article listing 11 battles that changed the world. Compiled by Sasha Putt , a history buff, for the publi...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
How Am I Affected? What Can I Do?
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Seven and a third months into the whirlwind unleashed by Donald Trump , how have I been affected? Aside from the depression of watching Tr...
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Honoring Those Who Help the Disabled
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Next Sunday, September 7, six extraordinary women from Israel , ranging in age from 62 to 81, will arrive in New York to begin a 10 day vis...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Oh, the Joy (?) of Learning to Ride a Bike
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Wednesday’s New York Times carried a page 3 “Here to Help” feature on “how to use the balance bike method to teach your child to ride” (nor...
Monday, August 18, 2025
Memories of Gastonia Still Resonate
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From the stack of newspapers resting on one of our kitchen counter chairs I pulled out last Sunday’s Opinion section of The New York Times ....
Saturday, August 16, 2025
A Quest for a Nobel Peace Prize Turns Ignoble
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Donald Trump traveled to Alaska to secure a golden platform for his bid to receive a Nobel Peace Prize . Instead, after his meeting with Vl...
Friday, August 15, 2025
A Visit from an Unexpected Intruder
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Have you ever looked a raccoon in the eye? Up close, with no barrier, no mesh between you? Ascloseasthissentenceoftype? No? Well, I have, a...
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