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My mother used to say, “No one gets out of this world alive.”
Let’s cope, then hope
It’s no time for laughter. Here’s why...
Forty-five years ago
Forty-five years ago, I wrote a column entitled "Diversity blooms in New Paltz..."
What is he really like?
I was asked the same question every time I screened The Game Changer, a short film about the dance programs...
The day after the election
It was a fair and democratic presidential election. It’s time to move on, forget the gloating coming from friends and...
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 | Kitty Brown
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Word on the street | Jason West
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Campus protests then and again
My father, Jack Meltzer arrived in America in 1899 from Belarus seeking the American Dream...
Word on the street | Maria Bella Rivera-Todaro
Meet your neighbors...
Word on the street | 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 | Andy Kossover
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Word on the street | Karl and Ann Rodman
Meet your neighbors...
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