July 30, 2023 By Arthur H. Gunther III  thecolumnrule.com      Exceptional people have always been, but today’s busyness and the strains and demands of growth can hide these folk. Two such individuals from another time come to mind in… Continue reading

July 23, 2023 By Arthur H. Gunther III Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt. – Naturalist John Muir.      From the earliest days living in a semi-rural New York… Continue reading

July 16, 2023 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      There was a recent social media short of the type that would have made a full feature story back when we were not losing two newspapers a week. It… Continue reading

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