By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      These are the dog days of August even though it is not the seventh month. The world seems on fire, with temperatures in many places soaring above 110, almost biblical in prediction.… Continue reading

July 2, 2023 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      Recently, in my suburban, now partially urban/suburban part of “upstate New York,” just 20 miles from the Big City, a local police department marveled at cows moseying on once-rural… Continue reading

June 25, 2023 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      What’s in a face?      One of the good moments provided by the yin and the yang of the Internet and social media is the republishing or first-time… Continue reading

June 18, 2023 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      Every profession has its “holy mission,” its reason for being. The brother/sisterhood involved are family that get the work done, almost always in net pride. We can all complain… Continue reading

June 11, 2023 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      This is school graduation time – high school, college – and across the nation, across the globe, those who are fortunate to have had chances at learning are moving… Continue reading

COINCIDENCE? June 4, 2023 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      There is every coincidence in life, whether by the gods, by seemingly directed unconscious thoughts, perhaps just by the mere of it all. But it happens.     … Continue reading

GIFT OF THE FALLEN Memorial Day Weekend By Arthur H. Gunther IIIthecolumnrule.com The writer is a retired newspaperman who can be reached via ahgunther@yahoo.com This essay is adapted from a first version. Continue reading

May 21, 2023 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      These essays are usually written in stillness, a completely quiet time when the spring birds are tuning up in early morning or the coffee pot is percolating its gathering… Continue reading

May 14, 2023 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      These essays are usually written in stillness, a completely quiet time when the spring birds are tuning up in early morning or the coffee pot is percolating its gathering… Continue reading

GOLDMINE By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      An artist’s painting is in the eye of the beholder, but the language is from the maker, and though the viewer may know some of the words, even sentences, the full… Continue reading