The year of choosing sides
Eighty-eight people from all over the world met online to form a government representing the West Bank, Gaza and Israel...
A light in the dark
Here is a story not so much fun to tell...
How I stopped gambling
Most of my friends are, what we called in the 1960’s, spiritual seekers...
Writing the column and a request
Over 40 years ago, I wrote a short piece...
Monday at Mohonk
I arrived with a chip on my shoulder...
My Masada
It took no effort to float, even sit up or reach for a can of sugarless Tab without it spilling,...
Word on the street |Â Kitty Brown
Meet your neighbors...
Word on the street |Â Jason West
Meet your neighbors...
Campus protests then and again
My father, Jack Meltzer arrived in America in 1899 from Belarus seeking the American Dream...
Word on the street |Â Maria Bella Rivera-Todaro
Meet your neighbors...
Word on the street |Â Adele Ruger
Meet your neighbors...
Spoonfuls of freedom
In a world that values youth above life experience and insight, surviving the hardships weathered by age, in the evening...
The Women in Black
In mourning decade after decade on the street, grieving for the dead multitudes who perished from injustices.
Word on the street |Â Andy Kossover
Meet your neighbors...
Word on the street |Â Karl and Ann Rodman
Meet your neighbors...
Renewing old friendships
Each person, to quote Bob Dylan's great anti-war anthem, wants to believe they have “God on their side."
Word on the street |Â Butch Dener
Meet your neighbors...
The end of friendship
Two friends, people I still love, are no longer my companions. I hope the relationships are suspended rather than over...
Rescue usÂ
On Sunday, October 8 I had an opinion. My viewpoint was published in the October 20 edition of Hudson Valley...
It only takes a second
Was it at a workshop? Or did I read about it? Maybe I saw a YouTube video. Possibly someone just...
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