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First loves … first libraries

The way I see it, First Love can be broken down into two categories: Romantic love. Other. “Other” can include everything ..


Remembering Hazel & Ed

So, somebody grabs you by the elbow and tells you that a book written by a little old lady who ..


Thanksgiving Wish List

Usually on Thanksgiving, my thoughts go to the grandiose, like being grateful for perfect parents, or the incredible luck to ..


100 Voices: An Oral History of Ayn Rand

As I was reading the interviews in 100 Voices: An Oral History of Ayn Rand, lyrics from the Comden ..


Character Sketches # 2

When I was doing the job and living the life, I did not perceive Graphic Transformations as a bubbling caldron ..


Good bye, Joe

The last time I saw Joe, I was with my family, eating, greeting, telling stories about this and that. After ..


Whale of a tale

Linda just plain wasn’t a water person. She turned green when forced to take the Staten Island Ferry, and she ..


Nobody did it better

I had my radio on this morning, and without realizing it, a huge smile drew a half-moon across my face. ..


I will pack and train

Editor’s note: This is the second half of this two-part column. The first appeared in Thursday’s edtition. Now let me tell ..


I will pack and take a train

Editor’s note: This is the first half of a two-part column. The second will appear in Friday’s edition. “God! I ..


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