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These are the US Senators who are in the pocket of the National Rifle Association and who voted against the gun sale background checks. The bill had nothing to do curbing our second Amendment rights Following this shameful list I am reposting an OP-ED piece by former representative Gabrielle Giffords from the New York Continue reading The Senate of Shame When I first joined WCBS-TV Channel two in New York in 1970 there were three men alternating as sports anchor on the local evening news. Pat Summerall, Frank Gifford and Jack Whitaker. What a powerful trio and all of them were nice guys and very talented. Pat Summerall died Tuesday at his home in Continue reading Pat Summerall Priorities are the wonderful choices in life. They offer us opportunities for growth and experience. If I parse that statement: growth is the prime enjoyment of the soul for it realizes that growth glorifies the Source. Spirit is fully aware that that is the only reason it is here in this earth environment. The Continue reading Priorities I knew Ed Koch too. Like so many New Yorkers and broadcast colleagues I interacted with Mr. Koch in a number of ways. I first met him in 1969 at the Rayburn office building in Washington, DC. I was a newly arrived reporter working for the then Metromedia Television organization. I was their White Continue reading Ed Koch I saw something yesterday that surprised me, but it probably should not have. I was coming back from New York City on the train. At one station stop my window seat was even to an older woman who was down on her knees on the train platform bending over what looked like a coffee Continue reading Out the Train Window Miracles are wonderful things. What happened in New York City four years ago yesterday, when a US Airways plane crash-landed in the Hudson River and everyone survived, was a miracle. According to Philosopher David Hume a miracle is “a transgression of a law of nature by a particular volition of the Deity, or by Continue reading Memory of a Miracle There is a new definition of the word “shame.” There is a new definition of the word “dispassionate.” There is a new definition of the word “cruel.” And what is amazing is that they all have the same meaning. The House of Representatives of the United States Congress. For the House to adjourn without Continue reading CONGRESSIIONAL HELP? We’re almost there. We are saying goodbye to the old year and welcomed in the new. We’ve been celebrating endings and beginnings since ancient times. The tradition of New Years Eve celebrations also stem from old beliefs and superstitions. Noise making goes back to the ancient custom of using loud noises to drive evil Continue reading New Years Eve I want to share with you some places that may not be of your choice or current experience. They are based solely on my interests and abilities and availability. To me they are profound. These are places of extreme quiet, where silence and nothing are one and you cannot tell them apart. Places where Continue reading Stillness |
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From the Train
Some observations from the train. I’m on a Metro North train going into New York City. It is an hour and forty minute pleasant journey along the Hudson River. The foliage is out now so you don’t get a full view of the river all the time, but there are long clear spaces
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