06.20.2014 Columns Column: What if we all mailed a letter today? I have a friend who loves to write letters. Several years ago, he was in the habit of sending me one every day. I wrote him back once. My...
01.11.2014 Columns Column: Nobody we’d rather have in the room When you’re an editor of a local newspaper, you expect to meet readers in all sorts of places; the grocery store, schools and libraries are the most common among...
01.01.2014 Columns Column: 2,013 things I loved about the year 2013 Editor’s note: Due to space constraints, this list was chopped down to just nine things the author liked about 2013. We also eliminated any reference to Sean Walter, weather...
11.16.2013 Columns Column: Why I’m jealous of these eight men When I first heard of “Movember,” an international charity event that raises awareness of men’s health issues by encouraging men around the world to grow moustaches during November, I...
07.06.2013 Columns Parpan Column: Spring training for local politics On my seventh birthday, my family took a vacation to Florida. For most kids the time we spent at Disney World would have been the highlight of that vacation....
06.29.2013 Columns Parpan Column: Ramblings from a father-to-be My eyes lit up when the doctor gave us a canvas bag full of goodies at the end of our first appointment. Surely, somewhere beneath all the samples of...
06.07.2013 Columns Parpan Column: No, sir, you are a resident of Brooklyn The residency requirement to run for New York State Assembly is defined very briefly on the NYS Board of Elections website. In fact, the definition is only one sentence...
03.08.2013 Columns Column: You’re not the only one who disagrees As a newspaper editor, you often have to set aside your own opinions to allow others to use your pages to express theirs. Then you sit back and take...
02.24.2013 Columns Column: Quite a ride over 10 years for this newsman Ten years ago this month, I was managing a video store in a Los Angeles suburb, still unsure where life would take me. One day on lunch break, I...