By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com     Much progress in humanity, though it is often one step ahead, two back, comes from symbolism, such as the iconic nature of photographs that pull at our conscience and tell us, “We… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com I had a friend named Ginny, who was a fellow trustee at the Edward Hopper House Art Center in Nyack, N.Y. A very effective communicator, she was particular about doing things right, to a… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com   How do you thank a son, who at 43 this very day, July 14,  is light years ahead of who you were at that time? How do you speak, father to offspring, beyond… Continue reading

  By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com   ANY TOWN, USA — Ironically, as Americans fatten up through fast food and lifestyle, it is also slimming down to overly thin in its public look, in its parks and on its… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — There are many ghosts in this town, some very good, some very, very bad, and a whole mix in between. Some do almost eternal penance for their sins against the continuing… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com       SUBURBIA — The New York State of my lifelong existence ranks among the top 10 nationwide in hosting foreclosing properties — about 15,000 — some of them traced to  irresponsible mortgage… Continue reading

By Arthur H.Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com      I don’t know what karma or the gods have in store for this great nation of ours, conceived in the stew that is the rights of humankind and progressed enough to have earned… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com      If you are fortunate, before you grow up but as you so quickly grow up, you’ll get to spend a few years with a patient, somewhat quiet, a bit odd grandfather like… Continue reading

By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@yahoo.com The average teacher’s pay amounts to about one cent per hour if you consider that for almost all humans, at least one educator proves to be our lifelong teacher, frequently remembered, still instructing us.… Continue reading

  By Arthur H. Gunther III ahgunther@hotmail.com   No Memorial Day, USA or elsewhere, is without heartfelt words and tribute, parades, wreaths, re-mourning. What is always missing, though, are the voices of the fallen. Would that we could hear them. What… Continue reading