By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com If, at the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month of each year, from 1918 on when “The War to End All Wars” was over, you would begin to toll a bell… Continue reading

August 7, 2017 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com One of the givens in growing up in the semi-rural county of Rockland, New York, in my 1950s years was that we were surrounded by diversity. It had always been that… Continue reading

July 31, 2017 By Arthur Henry Gunther III Not all eulogies are truthfully written, because there is a natural spin to comments made about the departed, much like the wailing of a relative or two at a wake for someone… Continue reading

July 24, 2017 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com One of the customs of an old-style newspaper hot metal composing room — where printing type was cast in lead by brilliantly designed mechanical marvels called Linotypes and then placed in… Continue reading

July 17, 2017 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com Manhattan — It is said that the Statue of Liberty beckons  the “ huddled masses,” but this past Saturday in New York City, the great spectrum of people came to midtown… Continue reading

July 10, 2017 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com   College is not for every one, and even for the collegiate, there may be a best time to go. It’s an individual moment, and getting there can be tough. I… Continue reading

July 4th Weekend, 2017 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com NYACK, N.Y. — You would expect July Fourth weekend — and the gathering in public area that comes with that — to be boisterous, noisy, of course, celebratory. It is… Continue reading

June 26, 2017 By Arthur Henry Gunther III thecolumnrule.com With Paris under recent attack in a discordant world in which bad people exploit differences and legitimate need, in a beautiful city of proud and diverse citizenry, there is a constant… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III Bahgunther@yahoo.com If you are fortunate, before you grow up but as you so quickly grow up, you’ll get to spend a few years with a patient, somewhat quiet, a bit odd grandfather like I did,… Continue reading

June 12, 2017 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com SAN ANTONIO, Texas — If music is a leveler, the proof is here. This city of mixed heritage, constant politeness and high temperatures seems to sing its way through the day… Continue reading