By Alan D. Feller, Esq. My father and grandfather were a study in contrasts. Harry, my dad’s dad, regularly drew the ire of my grandmother for a variety of transgressions mostly centered around his forgetfulness and his falling asleep on
Read MoreRebuilding Robust Local News Industry Requires Public Action Examiner Editor-in-Chief Martin Wilbur remembers a moment from his cub reporter days in Brooklyn when the potency and importance of the local press emerged for him in vivid display. He was assigned
Read MoreWhat I’m reading, and why By Michael Malone I break from my column’s moniker to share about a non-fiction book, The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by Hisham Matar. It is about Matar’s journey home to Libya
Read MoreBy Michael Gold A man is living in a local supermarket parking lot in his car. He’s been there about six months. His name is Steve Cassanelli. He wears a New York Giants sweatshirt, sweatpants and a thin coat. He
Read MoreBy Morris Gut A beautiful technicolor harbinger of spring, the 20th annual Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, is running now through Sunday, Apr. 23. I look forward to visiting, walking through the beautifully restored
Read MoreBy Scott Levine Last month, we looked to the south to find some of the brightest stars we can see. Sirius is the brightest star in our nights, but is it the brightest object? Let’s start in the west this
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera When was the last time I dutifully performed one of the “man’s chores” of the house and waxed our furniture for my wife? Actually, nothing around the house should be gender-specific, but in my house, it’s always
Read MoreBy Brian McGowan Ah, March! The “Holy Season” of parades and festivities, all decked out in honor of Ireland’s patron, the good Saint Patrick, of whom we’ve written much in this column. While last year marked the end of a
Read MoreIn last week’s column, we explored the changing alcohol consumption patterns in the United States among our demographic generations. From baby boomers to Generations X, Y (millennials) and Z, distinct preferences have emerged dependent on economic, lifestyle and ideological viewpoints,
Read MoreYou’ve probably read and seen plenty of coverage about new artificial intelligence platforms – articles and segments showing people experiencing the jaw-dropping capabilities of services like ChatGPT while analysts forecast all manner of danger and opportunity. In some research I
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