I was thinking the other day of words I grew up with, but which you don’t hear much anymore. My Dad, for example, used to say when someone was obstinate that: “you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink!” It was relevant back then because we had horses, and I can ...

Four years ago, on March 16, 2020, as a City Court Judge, the New York State Court System ordered us out of our courtrooms and even out of the court offices. So began the journey to understand what the Nation’s first pandemic since 1918 meant as a life and death matter. In some ways ...

Reverend Mel McGinnis’ guest essay, “Jesus, Razor Wire, and Border Policy” is disturbing on many levels. His facts are dubious, his rhetoric frightening, and most of all, his argument underscores why we have—and should continue to have—a clear separation of church and state in this ...

Today’s column has excerpts from my January 27, 2024, eulogy for my mother and is published for her 94th birthday. This eulogy refers to sister Carolyn, nephew Collin, wife Hilary, and children Ryan and Margaret. It followed Collin’s eulogy: ı ı ı It’s no secret, Mom, that our goal ...

It has been a long time since I had children growing up on a farm. Things have changed dramatically over the years. Farm children now participate in many more activities. When our children grew up the opportunities were fewer. Our children rode the bus to school. They were part of the marching ...

The other night, I went to a middle school basketball game. Okay, my grandson was playing, so I was not a disinterested observer. Yet, it was a delight to watch these kids who two years ago could barely reach the rim with a shot, now running up and down the floor shooting three-pointers, ...