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I Sit and Look Out
I Sit and Look Out
Teachers should be up to the challenge of educating
From my first day of school, when my mother brought me to the building on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, I had drilled into me by my parents that teachers were supreme. You did not question or show disrespect to them. Comment.
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Margaret Mitchell backed black civil rights secretly
Recently, Elaine and I watched an “American Masters” program on Channel 13. It was about Margaret Mitchell, author of “Gone with the Wind.” Comment.
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Always take what political saviors say with a grain of salt
At some time in my education in city public schools, either at JHS 73 in Maspeth or Newtown High School, I heard the phrase “the Man on the White Horse.” Comment.
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Columnist’s friend thinks people behave irrationally
The last of the five friends who read my columns in manuscript came up with a good many gripes, following my own column about my concerns. The other four have had their say and I invite you to make your gripes known through TimesLedger Newspapers. Solutions are most welcome, too. Comment.
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Columnist’s friend finds much to gripe about over politics
Here are the comments of my fourth friend, responding to my recent column about my gripes about our society. Comment.
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Seniors lament youths’ poor grammar, lack of courtesy
What follows are the gripes of three of my friends, based on my most recent column of my own gripes. Comment.
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Civility is a forgotten and missed art in public places
This started out to be one column to be sent out into the world at anytime. It has turned into more than that and I think the comments in these columns may be something to think about in the new year. They represent my thinking and those of a group of five younger friends who see my columns on a regular basis. Comment.
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