The passing of movie critic Roger Ebert is going to leave a huge void in the movie industry. He was a true professional and always a gentleman to all who knew and worked with him. His very candid movie reviews were always a hit with the public. He did not let the cancer that was [...]
Your feature, “The power of being there” was right on. Last May, after suffering through the ravages of Pulmonary Fibrosis for 2 years, an illness with no known cause, treatment or cure, my wife of almost 50 years, Lois, succumbed at Weill-Cornell, where she was treated with love and care from a professional and devoted [...]
The veterans who have and are returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq should not have to wait for any extended period to receive their well-earned and much-deserved benefits. These brave men and women have risked their lives to defend our country and our government needs to make sure that they receive every single benefit they are [...]
The recent news story about two middle school students who put hand sanitizer in their teacher’s tea to poison her is just reprehensible. These two boys should be expelled from school and should be given a good old fashioned paddling on their backsides for what they did-they will never do it again after that well-deserved punishment. [...]
The Forest Park Carousel is open for the 2013 season. My daughter enjoyed riding it and it was inexpensive. The operators of the carousel were very friendly. The only problem I had there was there were no public restrooms to use. I had taken my daughter to Dry Harbor Playground on Myrtle Avenue earlier. When [...]
I’m writing [this] because I wanted to take a moment to speak candidly and share an observation about City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn that you wouldn’t have necessarily read about in the headlines after Superstorm Sandy. I wasn’t directly involved with the city’s relief efforts after the storm, but some of my [...]
It is disconcerting to think that some of my fellow citizens want to expropriate my wealth. They believe I have more money than I need and fairness demands it be redistributed. They unashamedly and brazenly demonstrate and petition to transform the rule of law, i.e., the individual and property rights guaranteed by the Constitution, to [...]
The growth of street corner cigarette sales known as “loosies” will grow as a result of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to keep cigarettes out of sight. Consumption of tobacco has been part of mainstream America, transcending generations. Despite the best efforts of government to limit consumption via excessive taxes and smoking restrictions, just like alcohol [...]
I would like to applaud the College of Cardinals for the selection of Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, who is the first to be called Pope Francis. He is a Jesuit priest who is a man of God and has great concern for the poor and those in need. Pope Francis, I feel, will be [...]
I felt a pain in my chest as I read “Kindergarten Kid: I am Outta Here” on page 14 of The Queens Courier on March 7. How frightening for a five year old to arrive home alone. When a parent sends a child to school, the parent and child should feel that the child will [...]
