Studs Terkel was standing at a bus stop in Chicago one morning. There was a nicely dressed young couple that was also waiting for a bus. The conversation between the…

July 4th 2008   Every time I see the American flag it produces a feeling of solemnity as opposed to national pride. Yes I feel national pride for the values…

A new conversation with the Chairman of Long Island Mid-Suffolk Business Action Ernie Fazio and Local Views Host Don Cantwell. LIMBA creates public interest in issues that serve Long Island.…

I met Irv Hansen at a LIMBA meeting more than 30 years ago. From the very beginning Irv made me feel like a welcomed guest on his turf. Irv apparently…

“You cannot go back to where you have never been” I heard that expression recently and it set off a process in my convoluted mind. I had been reflecting on…

Where I grew up our fathers would worked from dawn until unconscious, if lucky enough to have a job. Fathers had no desire, or the time to interfere with our baseball…

Members and friends There is so much to fear in the world. It’s worse now than it’s ever been. Really? I think the first person to voice that lament was…

New Page 1 Members and friends I was thinking recently about the intelligence of labor. I mean physical labor. There is an unspoken belief that physical labor is somehow short…

To all our friends Bob came to work in the same insurance office where I worked. He had been working for TWA as a co-pilot and had been laid off because of…