March 2, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com It must have been just after humankind discovered fire that slow-cooking began, with a woman, natch. It was common sense that simmering soups and stews not only tenderize raw meat and… Continue reading

March 2, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com Newspaper stiffs, of which I am one, share an affinity for the irreverent. Politicians, bigwigs of any sort are suspect. Press releases are exaggerated, even BS. We don’t kiss no one… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com My father was a Frank Sinatra fan from the singer’s early days at The Rustic Cabin in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. He followed his career through musical styles, films and political beliefs. Of a later… Continue reading

February 16, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com In this 1936 house where I now live, in old Upper Nyack, N.Y., there are footsteps left behind. Not so where I was previously, almost 51 years in nearby Blauvelt. That… Continue reading

February 9, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com We Americans owe Ernie Pyle, the famed World War II columnist, deep respect for getting it right about military in a democracy. He described in raw, eloquent emotion the real deal,… Continue reading

February 4, 2025 This photograph was taken on a morning infused with the reflective light that is characteristic of the Hudson River. I was walking past the South Nyack, N.Y., home once owned by Carson McCullers, the Southern writer whose… Continue reading

February 2, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com “Progress” is relative in any age, in any place, with any people. The discovery of fire almost two million years ago was movement forward, bringing warmth, lighting, cooking, protection, etc., which… Continue reading

January 26, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com When most schools still taught workshop, it was not only a 30-40 minute break from traditional learning and sitting at a desk, but it was a chance to acquire skills that… Continue reading

January 19, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com This is about family, not politics. My old perch as a 26-year newspaper editorialist back in the day when my publishers left the opinion section free to offer varied views, which… Continue reading

January 12, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com No matter where you live, absent war, fire, community neglect, there is beauty – in mountains, woods, fields, architecture, water, favorite streets, other haunts. Given the day, the time, your mood,… Continue reading