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Trump Foes Should Stay off His Stage Mar. 15, 2016
It's not easy to turn Donald Trump into an object of sympathy, but the hotheads disrupting his ralli... Read More
Locks, Legends and Canals Jan. 30, 2016
By Sandra Scott New York became the Empire State because of its waterways. The state is bounded by t... Read More
Why Would Cruz Insult New Yorkers? Jan. 23, 2016
When it comes to votes, the state of New York is a gold mine. In the 2012 presidential election, mor... Read More
GOP Family Values Jan. 17, 2016
God help me. I have come to appreciate why some Republican voters like Donald Trump. It's because he... Read More
New York Values: What Tiny Ted Will Never Get About the Big Town Jan. 15, 2016
Exactly what does Ted Cruz mean when he sneers about "New York values" as a reason to reject Donald ... Read More
War on Asian Success Dec. 30, 2015
For American public education, 2015 was a dismal year, at least by the numbers. But don't blame the ... Read More
Closing Schools for Terrorist Threats Dec. 20, 2015
What if the Los Angeles public schools get another email promising a terrorist attack on Monday? And... Read More
Enjoy Winter in Inlet, New York Nov. 29, 2015
By Steve Bergsman As a winter traveler, I usually end up in a major ski location, in places well-kno... Read More
A Tale of Two Terrors: Paris and New York Nov. 19, 2015
Like most people, I'm thinking of the terrorist trauma in Paris, though with a somewhat different pe... Read More
Jeb Accuses Trump of Being a New Yorker Sep. 08, 2015
Jeb Bush complains that the political media have not treated Donald Trump as a serious candidate. Th... Read More
Big Apple Versus Big Toilet Sep. 01, 2015
Why is New York so much cleaner than San Francisco? It's a question you hear all the time, even as s... Read More
A Lot of Bologna Aug. 13, 2015
Every time Ted Merwin sat down to research his new book, he would get hungry. After interviewing him... Read More
San Francisco vs. Soft Drinks Jun. 14, 2015
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has something it wants to say: Fizzy sugar water can make you... Read More
No Adults Allowed Jun. 11, 2015
The signs on every playground in my city, New York, say this: "Playground rules prohibit adults exce... Read More
Paying the Price Jun. 02, 2015
Baltimore is now paying the price for irresponsible words and actions, not only by young thugs in th... Read More
A Surprising Lack of Regulation for Herbal Supplements Apr. 10, 2015
In the latest volley in the unfolding story exposing the sale by some major retailers of fraudulentl... Read More
More Is Not Merrier in Our Congested Cities Apr. 09, 2015
New York and San Francisco are expensive places to live. That's a big problem for the nation because... Read More
Tragic School Stories Feb. 04, 2015
New York's schools are the most segregated in the nation, and the state needs remedies right away. T... Read More
Officers Turning Their Cheeks Jan. 07, 2015
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio lambasted the hundreds of police officers who turned their backs on hi... Read More
