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Peggy Noonan and Political Hypocrisy in America
June 17, 2013I often find the hypocrisy of a certain class of Republican thought leaders amusing. When they pretend to discover something tha...
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Bring Them All Home
May 26, 2013The following is what I will say at the Summit, NJ Memorial Day event. I learned of Sgt. Bergdahl only a few weeks ago. As...
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Local Cancer Victim to Be Remembered in Relay for Life
March 22, 2013Ben Zukoff will be remembered in the Rutgers University Relay for Life, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, this April 12 and 13...
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Physical Therapy for Life
January 23, 2013Lying on my back with four pound weights on my ankles, I lifted my feet into the air. Ten times with the left foot, ten times wi...
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Is Newtown an Omen of National Suicide?
December 20, 2012The great historian Arnold J. Toynbee, who documented the rise and fall of civilizations in a 12-volume history said, "Civilizati...
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He and His Shadow
November 29, 2012It is always nice to welcome a new addition to your family. Today, I am officially announcing a new addition to our family. ...
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Sandy Sweeps Summit
November 5, 2012A week after Hurricane Sandy and Summit, NJ is still struggling to get back to normal. Immediately after the storm, 90 percent o...
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Election Overdose
October 16, 2012I am fed up to "here" with this election. The campaign started during last year's baseball season and won't en...
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Football Magic
September 25, 2012I have a love-hate relationship with football. On the love, side, I am an avid fan of high school football. I think it is ...
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Considering the Conventions
September 12, 2012The 2012 political conventions are over. Much of what was said has been forgotten. This is to remind us of what happened just a couple...
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One Year Later
September 4, 2012Last August I embarked on a new adventure - writing a column under my own name. I have been a professional writer for the last 40 year...
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Hypnotic Olympics
August 9, 2012I am not a sports fan but I have been mesmerized by the Olympics for the past week. The athletes do things with their bodies a mere mo...
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Two-Cent Lemonade
July 18, 2012What the U.S. needs is a good two-cent glass of lemonade. In an attempt to be a good guy I learned once again that no good deed goes u...
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Why Not Me?
June 27, 2012Did you ever wonder "Why not me?" when you thought of people who did the same or similar stuff you did and they were hurt or...
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Giants of My Youth III
June 8, 2012My Grandmother Rose, described herself as a tough old bird. And she was! But she always had a soft spot in her heart for m...
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Thank a Teacher
May 29, 2012As the school year comes to a close, I think of Mabel Staats. Though short in stature, she was the most intimidating English tea...
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Memorial Day 2012: Looking Back with Sadness and a Smile
May 28, 2012Monday, May 28, is Memorial Day. For most of us it marks the beginning of summer; it is an extra day off, a day to go shopping, to the...
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Asking Wrong Questions
May 8, 2012Our public debate is too often focused on the wrong questions. In an age of sophisticated public persuasion, it is more importan...
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Spring Green
May 5, 2012As a boy, getting a new box of Crayola crayons was a big event. Getting an eight-crayon box brought limited appreciation; it was...
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A Paean to Nurses
April 10, 2012Suddenly I am awake – surrounded by strangers, highly agitated, and frightened – Where am I? The smiling face of a thin As...
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My Aching Back
March 26, 2012I am now in bed waiting for surgery on my back. The same surgeon who repaired my back twenty years ago will perform the upc...
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Spring Break in Cuba!
February 29, 2012I am going to Cuba for Spring Break with a group of students from Drew University. We will be on a humanitarian mission to bring...
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No Free Flights
February 22, 2012I thought I would take advantage of a "free trip" to Miami using frequent flier points. I learned, once again, there i...
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Bomb Bomb Iran
February 13, 2012A bombing raid on Iran is becoming more likely every day. Amid an increasing number of articles about an attack on the Iranian n...
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Welcome Back Winter
January 21, 2012It has finally snowed, two months later than it should have, and the forecasters are telling us to expect temps. in the 50s on Monday....