by Jeff Maisey | Aug 6, 2020 | Horton, News, News & Views
BY JOHN L. Horton “I am absolutely a Nationalist.” — President Donald J. Trump “A person shows what he is by what he does with what he has.” — Anonymous “When a person shows you who he is…believe him.” — Maya Angelou “If you don’t know, now you...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 26, 2020 | News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema The temporary closing of the Naro Cinema on March 20 of this year marked the beginning of a long period of anticipation for the extended Naro family. We originally planned for a July 4 weekend reopening with showings of the...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 24, 2020 | Horton, News, News & Views
By John L. Horton Well, the “new” school year (2020 – 2021)) is almost upon us. And, the issue of “improving” our public schools lies before us as never before. Accordingly, I got to thinking about what “we” can do to significantly “improve” our public schools for...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 20, 2020 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair, which I had the opportunity to visit twice. When it opened, I was just shy of my 8th birthday—the perfect age to appreciate the exhibits, it seems to me, in that I was old...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 18, 2020 | News, News & Views
By Tench Phillips It is a good time to reflect on the civil rights era of the sixties and re-learn the effective strategies used by protest organizers and leaders. America has long memorialized the life and work of Martin Luther King. And yet there were other...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 23, 2020 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham On the evening of June 1, I was watching CNN’s live coverage of a peaceful protest near the White House. It was quite encouraging, given that rioting and looting had taken place in various cities the night before. Then, without warning or...
