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  • THE TEST DRIVE

    By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com Not all car dealers are so lucky, but one in  Blauvelt, N.Y., offers test drives over a mountain named Clausland, with winding, country-like roads  busy enough since this is built-up suburbia. And despite the… Continue reading

  • NO NEWSPAPER BUT PLENTY OF CASH

    By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com BETHESDA, M.D. — Rituals in our lives change, but that does not mean they are easy to get used to, even to accept. Here I was in beautiful Bethesda, a neat D.C. suburb with… Continue reading

  • Lessons at grandma’s

    July 22, 2013 Lessons at grandma’s By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com For a child staying overnight at grandma’s, the sounds of a kitchen are never forgotten. It is always an adventure to sleep away from home for a four… Continue reading

  • Celebration in Nyack

    Celebration in Nyack By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com NYACK, N.Y. — You would expect July Fourth fireworks — and the gathering in public area that comes with that — to be boisterous, noisy, of course, celebratory. It was all… Continue reading