Thoughts & Views: Stand by your man? Hell, no!

As of press time, I am sure controversy will still be whirling around the NFL — i.e. What did…

Thoughts & Views: A Labor Day perspective

On Sept. 1 the U.S. and Canada celebrated Labor Day as a tribute to the working men and women in…

Thoughts & Views: Fanning the flames on social media

By now, you surely have heard of “The Ice Bucket Challenge” wherein people are videotaped pouring ice water over their heads…

Thoughts and Views: Robin Williams: A final act

The ability of someone to make us laugh, to make us forget the stress we have to deal with every…

Thoughts & Views: ‘Wretched writers welcome’

The Bulwer-Lytton Contest winners for 2014 have been announced, and I feel compelled to share some of them with you. I…

Getting a leg (or ankle) up on crooked pols

It has been widely reported that the City of London is tackling hooliganism on the public streets triggered by repeated…

. . . and don’t call me Shirley

A few weeks ago, I did a column on “essential” movie quotes, which was prompted by newfound awareness of a…

Thoughts & Views: Check your freedom to fly at the gate

Much has been made of civilian authorities abusing their statutory powers – and responsibilities to the constituencies they serve – by…

Thoughts & Views: The thin blue line

When the news first broke Sunday morning that a Jersey City police officer had been killed in the line of…

Thoughts & Views: We can all learn from the ‘write’ stuff

In its July 1 editions, The New York Times reported that, starting this month, the Associated Press would use computer…

Thoughts & Views: Two bullets, 10 million dead

There was a seismic change to the world on June 28. Didn’t notice anything? That’s okay. The change occurred 100…

CORRECTION

Photos in last week’s entertainment story on The Whiskey Café were not properly attributed. Louise Surace…

Thoughts & Views: 52 million without country to call their own

Imagine a winter scenario in which New York Gov. Cuomo is persuaded that his neighbors are meddling with the intrastate…

Thoughts & Views: Go ahead, make my day

So, one day I’m sitting at my desk at The Observer when there came this brief but loud noise…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

EXPECT ‘AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY’ To North Arlington High School graduates:  I want to congratulate you on your graduation…