By Arthur H. Gunther III Ahgunther@hotmail.com MUNICH, Germany — The fifth-generation descendant of a Prussian family that had an umlaut over the “u” in Gunther has returned to a sort of fatherland. I arrived here Friday to visit my son… Continue reading

  By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com All periods in history have their idiosyncrasies, stylized to the individual, the mojo of the moment, the then-current trends, the arts, the music, whether there are wars or economic difficulties or actual progress… Continue reading

  March 28, 2016 By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com Why is “The Donald” popular? This one sentence tells us why. When the media, and that includes some of my colleagues, enables a showman, a magician, an entertainer, then the… Continue reading

March 21, 2016 By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com They buried Risa last week, a woman of just 57 years, 30 or so homeless. A strongly independent individual, her cancer came quickly and thoroughly, but it could not easily quiet… Continue reading

‘ROOM AT THE TABLE’ March 14, 2016 By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com One good-natured joke as we approach St. Patrick’s Day is that if you want to read in Heaven, saddle up to an Irishman or woman for the… Continue reading

March 7, 2016 By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com In my youth, in Spring Valley, N.Y., we school kids were all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and at Christmas time, we sang songs for both the holiday and Hanukkah. But… Continue reading

  By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com Each person’s creative process is suited to the individual. For example, if I write a column, I may have an idea on the spot or one a longtime before, squirreled away until it… Continue reading

February 22, 2016 By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com Not sure how the man born on this date, Feb. 22 in 1732, would have fared in the recent tumultuous presidential primary voting or if the “father of our country” would… Continue reading

February 14, 2015 By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com If we could count the number of valentines not sent on this day in seasons past, they might amount to many unanswered letters. For that is what a valentine is, a… Continue reading

February 8, 2016 By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com Any good farmer knows that if you don’t plant the best seed in cultivated soil and nurture growth against nature and other adversity, the pickings will prove slim. Simple truth, but… Continue reading