The 2011 Bulwer-Lytton prizes have been announced! This is something to which I look forward every…
Category: Opinion
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To the Publisher: A week before Christmas I received a call from one of my oldest…
At cross purposes with nonbelievers
What is it with atheists and symbols of faith—particularly, it seems, symbols of Christianity? Not content…
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To the Publisher, As a Kearny resident since 1986, and avid Observer reader, I would like…
’Scuse me while I kiss this guy
Today’s column is about mondegreens. These are not vegetables. “Mondegreen” is the term for a misheard…
Advice about (and for) carjackers
In light of the report of two “bump and run” carjackings in Kearny within 24 hours…
Sitting in judgment
Some years ago, I was a juror on a criminal case in New York City. There…
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To the Publisher: I am writing this letter in total disgust. Like many of you, I…
The voice of the turtle is heard in the land
By now, you likely have heard about the great turtle invasion at JFK Airport, but if…
We’ve got mail
To the Publisher: Who would have thunk? Meat and potatoes — basic staple of the American…
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a jellyfish!
According to at least one witness, an Unidentified Flying Object was reported over South Kearny the…
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To the Publisher: Dusty, the California “cat burglar” that has become famous for stealing more than…
Must everything have a price tag?
This Sept. 11, one decade since the Twin Towers terror attack that killed 2,752 people, the…
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To the Publisher: USDA’s new MyPlate dietary logo illustrates graphically the shrinking role of meat and…
You mean there’s a treatment for stupid?
At press time (the story changes hourly), latest news in the Anthony Weiner saga was that…