March 26, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com The “Barn Playhouse” at the original, small Rockland Community College campus in Viola, N.Y., was left over from the self-sufficiency days of the county Almshouse, the home for the aged and… Continue reading

  By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com Why does war often begin with a parade and end with one? At the first, youthful excitement, naiveté, innocence, natural inclination and lack of experience and judgment as to horror fuel the adrenalin… Continue reading

March 5, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com When someone is asked, “What is your biggest regret?,” perhaps most would recall one particular moment, though for others it surely depends on what year, month, even day (or night) you… Continue reading

  February 26, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com In a world often gray, you wish for a spot of color, because that is always there, you know, even in fog or overcast. It’s all in the eye, literally,… Continue reading

February 19, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com It is said that Lincoln frequently jotted words, phrases, sentences on paper scraps that were thrown in a desk drawer. When he neared writing a speech, he took the jottings and… Continue reading

‘Anthony’s  Nose,’ Bear Mountain’s brother February12, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumrule.com Bear Mountain, N.Y. — I once overheard, in this verdant wonderland of forestation, an earnest fellow say to his four year old: “They call Bear Mountain that… Continue reading

February 5, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com Enduring the flu is a cleansing experience, literally and beyond. It is also lucky triumph over what has been a killer this most unusual season as the preventive vaccine has often… Continue reading

January 29, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com I don’t suppose people use keys to lock bathroom doors anymore, but in downtown Nyack, N.Y., one very old mortise set was stirred to life for perhaps the first time in… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com Small diners in my part of the world in lower New York State a few decades back were known for tasty, homemade food served by owners and their staff who seemed like family, especially for… Continue reading

January 15, 2018 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com It is tea time in America, whether that is your favored beverage or not. The Irish, the English know that troubled moments are best navigated with a spot of the brew,… Continue reading