Imagine this. It’s dark. It’s late at night. You’re a cop. And there appears to be…
Category: Columns
Columns, mostly written by the Observer staff. Occasionally, we run guest columns, too, which will appear here.
The Hudson Reporter’s demise is nothing to celebrate. It’s maddening
Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, was the day The Hudson Reporter newspapers died. What was once a…
COMMENTARY — A year ago, Pronti’s words rang strong. They still do to this very day …
The tragic loss of Baby Giovanna remained on my mind for days on end after it…
Such sweet sorrow saying ‘farewell’ to McCurrie and Cardoso
I first met Albino Cardoso around 1998 when I took a shot at running for office. We lived…
Marking World Aids Day – December 1
World AIDS day always reminds me of my past, because I have seen far too many…
COMMENTARY — Remembering how sports united a region & nation
One swing of Mike Piazza's bat on Sept. 21, 2001, helped so many feel that the…
COMMENTARY — Suicide … never the answer, no matter how bad it might get
Man depression sucks. When I first realized I was too often too sad, it was 1989,…
REFLECTION — Sept. 11, 2001: The one day in my life I expected to die
Editor’s note: This reflection was originally written Sept. 11, 2011, for the 10th anniversary of the…
Mets blow chance — again — to show the world they’re New York’s best team
Those of us who are old enough to remember 1978 (I was 4) recall when the…
With schools soon to reopen, please follow traffic laws near them
Whenever a new school year starts, we are reminded by local police departments of the importance…
COMMENTARY — Sickeningly, because of bail reform, punk who pummeled New York City cop was released six hours after his heinous act
If you have not yet seen the video, perhaps you ought not. It’s that bad. But…
COMMENTARY — Parents: Are you really noticing what your kids are saying & doing?
The murderer, apparently, told his dad he couldn’t understand how people could fire upon innocent citizens,…