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I was a teacher for years, so I know firsthand the challenges of the classroom, and I continue to be in awe of those who inspire the children they teach and honor the profession they have chosen. more

Randi Kreiss | 4/30/10

My apologies to ol’ General George

I owe George Washington an apology. Yes, George Washington, as in President George Washington, father of the nation. more

Scott Brinton | 4/29/10

The great Goldman heist

The great Mayor Ed Koch used to say he’d like to take a pitchfork through the Wall Street executives who fleeced Americans over the past decade. more

Al D'Amato | 4/29/10

Raise your hand if you never watch TV

I’ve never met anyone who says, “I watch TV all day, and I especially love ‘The Real Housewives of New York City,’ ‘Jersey Shore’ and ‘The Biggest Loser.’ ” Most folks I know claim not to watch TV at all — not ever. Well, hardly ever. more

Randi Kreiss | 4/29/10

Saving Spaceship Earth — with science

“I live on Earth at present, and I don’t know what I am. I know that I am not a category. I am not a thing — a noun. I seem to be a verb, an evolutionary process — an integral function of the universe.” — R. Buckminster Fuller, 1970 more

Scott Brinton | 4/23/10

Is government the enemy of the people?

So the Tea Party came and went on Tax Day, and yes, the nation survived. Of late, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this movement. What is it, precisely? more

Scott Brinton | 4/23/10

Easy in, easy out — if it’s someone else’s surgery

You know I don’t keep anything from you, so why should I start now? After 60-something years of remaining relatively intact — that is, keeping all my parts in place — I was told last week that my gallbladder must go. more

Randi Kreiss | 4/21/10

Mr. President, don’t appease the bullies

A good portion of last week’s news cycle focused on the rise of school bullies. Tragically, two young girls, including a Suffolk County teen, took their own lives after being pushed to the edge by bullies. more

Al D'Amato | 4/21/10

Keep quiet, or else

I never imagined that there would come a time in our nation’s history when Americans would be prohibited from free speech. more

Al D'Amato | 4/8/10

Pity the bullies . . . but throw them out of school

Anyone who’s read “Lord of the Flies” knows the great capacity children have for savagery. Still, the recent suicide of a 15-year-old high school girl, following months of brutal bullying, shocks us — hopefully into action. more

Randi Kreiss | 4/8/10

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