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MARTHA SEZ: Life and death of a computer
July 25, 2011 It’s about time to buy a new computer. I feel so disloyal typing these words on my cobalt blue iMac, who after all has been with me now for four years. more »» 
ON THE SCENE: Lake Placid Horse Show: 2011 edition
July 25, 2011 “Horses are expensive, addictive and will impair your ability to use common sense,” said Horse Junkie United. more »» 
WORLD FOCUS: Open society
July 25, 2011 At the State Department, George Vickers would be called an “Old Latin American Hand.” Someone with deep knowledge of the culture, politics and people of the countries of Latin America. more »»
AROUND AUSABLE: AV Rotary Club collecting items for soldiers
July 25, 2011 The thre-day 49th annual AuSable Forks Fast Pitch Softball Tournament was held July 8, 9 and 10. The festivities got underway on July 8 at 5:30 p.m. more »»
MARTHA SEZ: A visit to the idea factory
July 8, 2011 People sometimes ask me, “Isn’t it hard coming up with a subject for a column every week?” The answer is, “Yes and no. more »»
ON THE SCENE: Words to live by
July 8, 2011 Every spring colleges, high schools and middle schools invite various distinguished alumni, public figures or others somehow connected to give advice to their graduating students on lessons learned... more »»
FROMT THE DMO DESK: ABCs of tourism
July 8, 2011 What’s a DMO? For that matter, what’s a CVB, and who in the world is ROOST? ARTC, ANCA, IDA, LPBA, LPCA, DEC, VIC, LPN, ADE ... more »»
WORLD FOCUS: Don’t count on it
July 8, 2011 Last year, Forbes magazine called John C. Bogle, the founder of the Vanguard Group of Mutual funds, the world’s first and largest index mutual funds organization that manages approximately $1. more »»
MARTHA SEZ: Rock on Miss Perkins ... and thank you
July 8, 2011 Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nodody really knows how or why, but we are all like tha. more »»
ON THE SCENE: The question was: ‘Where were you?’
July 8, 2011 “Where were you?” said Anitra Pell on Monday morning. “I didn’t see you at the Film Forum.” “I was in Seattle,” I said. more »»
NEWS FROM W'TON: Bike Fest events bring crowds and smiles to Wilmington
July 8, 2011 Hello everybody, here’s some of the happenings in and around Wilmington. Busy was the word describing Wilmington this past weekend, especially busy bikes. more »»
WORLD FOCUS: A Kafkaesque tale
July 8, 2011 In two previous columns, “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (Feb. 18. 2011) and “Reflection on Prague” (Mar. 4. 2011) I have described the tragic fate of Rudolf and Heda Margolius. more »» 
ON THE SCENE: The slide that’s upending Keene
June 27, 2011 “Imagine if you tip a large salad bowl on edge,” said Brian Bird, a geologist with the New York State Museum. “All the lettuce in the bowl would slide down and try to right itself. more »»
MARTHA SEZ: The patron saint of things lost
June 27, 2011 I often think of St. Anthony, patron saint of lost thing. more »»
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESK: LP grad rate success
June 27, 2011 College and Career Readiness. more »»
WORLD FOCUS: Mao Zedong’s teachings
June 27, 2011 Originally, I intended to write about this subject in a letter to the editor. It would have been a reflection on the column “The Arab Spring,” written by Thomas Friedman, of The New York Times. more »» 
ON THE SCENE: Jim Edgcomb, designing the Conference Center
June 27, 2011 “Naj you have to write an article about Jim Edgcomb,” said Ann O’Leary to me last year. Who is Jim Edgcomb?” you might ask. more »»
MARTHA SEZ: A job in the garden
June 27, 2011 Linda and Natalie from Cornell Cooperative Extension in Westport were at Keene Central School a day or two ago, helping 15 children in the Advantage After School Program make bucket gardens for a 4-... more »»
WORLD FOCUS: The way of cats
June 27, 2011 Pamela Merritt’s “philosophy of cats,” apparently makes a lot of sense. Her recently launched website, wayofcats.com, very quickly reached a million hit. more »»
NEWS FROM W'TON: Bike events and demo days
June 27, 2011 Hello everybody, here are a few of the things that have happened, or will happen in and around Wilmingto. more »» |
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