By Ron Leir Ever stop to think about the types of things that drive you bonkers?…
Category: Columns
Columns, mostly written by the Observer staff. Occasionally, we run guest columns, too, which will appear here.
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…
The mysteries of the universe
By Karen Zautyk Okay, I don’t know if this is fake news or not, but while…
Tracing Kearny statue’s history …
With statues of U.S. historical figures representative of the Civil War prominently in the news these…
Senior jitney ride … a true lesson in history
By Kevin Canessa Jr. As you may have read already, elsewhere in this newspaper, on Tuesday,…
On Game 6 of ’86 & more
By Kevin Canessa Every so often, you sit down, whether it’s at home at the dining…
Think our laws are strict?
By Kevin Canessa Sometimes, we Americans take for granted the laws established in this country. Shockingly,…
The world’s a mess, but there’s baseball!
Well, well, well: the world is in its usual mixed-up muddle of a mess but now,…