By Karen Zautyk I had an unexpected house guest this weekend — my good friend the…
Category: Columns
Columns, mostly written by the Observer staff. Occasionally, we run guest columns, too, which will appear here.
On Starbucks, Santana & more …
This is one of those weeks where I get to do a column for the second…
Thou shalt not steal
By Karen Zautyk Sometimes I wonder why my parents did not put me up for adoption.…
Remembering Shawn and Robert … 12 years later
Christmas 2005 was different than others from the get-go. For starters, it wasn’t all that cold…
A (belated) Christmas Story
By Karen Zautyk Sometimes I wonder why my parents did not put me up for adoption.…
A free ride is a transitory thing
By Ron Leir Looks like Santa didn’t stock any goodies in his bag for already beleaguered…
On YouTube, winter festivals & more
By Kevin Canessa There is a lot going on so for this week’s column, I thought…
Musings on overseas trends & U.S. military
By Ron Leir Ever stop to think about the types of things that drive you bonkers?…
Thankful this Thanksgiving
By Kevin Canessa It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is already here. Maybe it’s because of the…
The sad end to one brave life
By Karen Zautyk (Note: Last week’s lead story in The Observer dealt with the recent Civil…
In praise of parks, in fear of frats
By Ron Leir This past Sunday, I attended a memorial event for a buddy of mine…
Someone across the Passaic dropped the ball
Having had the honor of sitting down with Kearny police Capts. Scott Macfie and Tim Wagner…
Festivals were fun, as was KFD Open House
By Kevin Canessa So much has happened over the last few weeks locally that I thought…
PBS series recalled turbulent era for U.S.
By Ron Leir Great thanks go to Ken Burns and Lynn Novick for their 10-part, 18-hour…
The hell of 9/11/01 turned to joy on 9/21/01
Sept. 21, 2001, was my 27th birthday. Following the terror attacks just 10 days earlier, it…