By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com Why does war often begin with a parade and end with one? At the first, youthful excitement, naivete, innocence, natural inclination and lack of experience and judgment as to horror fuel the adrenalin of… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com We the people must declare war. Our nation has been attacked, this time not by overseas terrorists but by special interests who buy our officials and who cunningly direct growing populist rage against big… Continue reading

  By Arthur H. Gunther III There are many things a boy or girl must learn if the magic of childhood is to remain intact, as it should in this forever scary world made by adults. One certain skill is… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com The first rule of old newspapering, when there were composing rooms where pages of metal type were assembled for the press, was to make a friend of a printer. Otherwise, he could do you… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com On an expectedly festive St. Patrick’s weekend that began in low spirits with three favorite draft beers out of stock at a village pub in my outer New York area, a mortal sin, my… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com With Daylight Savings Time officially installed, the one hour we lost from sleep over the weekend has been quickly forgotten in my parts of the Northeast, 20 miles or so from New York City.… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com Westwood, N.J. — Rising taxes, a dwindling middle class, O-Care debate, world events and life itself are so full of uncertainties and dilemma that we all need a day off. I got mine recently… Continue reading

My Nyack view (preferable to Tappan Zee Bridge)                                                                AHGunther photo By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com   Nyack, N.Y. — There’s a new bridge a-building across the Hudson River just 20 miles from New York City, though the original is… Continue reading

New carriage, old Central Park  (AHGunther photo). By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com MANHATTAN — On a snowy Saturday that did not seem to bother hardened Gothamites and assorted visitors, a trip to the New-York Historical Society Museum & Library… Continue reading

At Tallman Mt. State Park (AH Gunther photo)   By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com Snow — pristine, fresh, covering all the warts of ordinary land — is a childhood delight that we don’t give away to growing older, though… Continue reading