I woke up this morning with a song of happiness in my heart, grateful again for the glorious sunshiny days of early March and the quality of the light piercing through the leafless trees. ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y.— It’s been an exciting time, the first full week of the Trump presidency. Never have we seen a president move with such speed to keep his campaign promises on such ...
By HERBERT GELLER
To former Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly from World War II Veteran T-5 Corporal Herbert F. Geller
Dear General Kelly: I want to begin this letter by greeting you as a fellow U.S. veteran. I served in Europe in World War II in England, France and Germany. I believe you served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the conflict in Afghanistan and in other areas of the world where American ...
By MARA SCHIFFREN
Twenty years ago, a signal book was published in the self-help industry, “The Gift of Fear,” by Gavin de Becker. Growing up, De Becker lived in a home where there was routine violence, including gun violence, between his mother and her various husbands. It was the kind of environment where he had to learn bone-deep, intuitive survival skills to navigate his home world, so he could ...
By BRUCE APAR
What is the meaning of life?
Search me, but where cosmic queries are concerned, here’s a new one: If humans are becoming as easily manipulated by digital impulses as are robots, is that a form of evolution or devolution?
We marvel at the onset of artificial intelligence (AI) as if it’s right around the corner. It’s not. It’s here, painting each of us into a corner of ...
By TRACY BECKERMAN
Whenever my husband goes out of town, I cheat. I figure, what he doesn’t know, won’t hurt him, and since there’s no way for him to find out that I cheated, why not have some fun while he’s out of town?
Do I feel guilty about this? Maybe a bit. But only because I know that my indiscretions may eventually catch up with me in the end. You see, I don’t just have one ...
Letter to the editor:
The declaration that global warming and climate change are “settled science” is an admission of the fear by its proponents that continuing scientific study and open discussion by the many scientists opposed to that proposition will yet discredit the premise. All scientists are aware that science is never settled and is always open to change as new information ...
By GABRIELLE BILIK
August 10, 2017NORTH SALEM, N.Y.--Miguel A. Morales, 58, of North Salem, was arrested Aug. 6 for second-degree assault following a domestic dispute during which he allegedly stabbed a woman.
State Police were dispatched to a domestic incident on Sugar Hill Road after receiving a 911 call at approximately 5:27 p.m.
Neighbors said they saw a woman being removed from the house on a stretcher, and a shirtless ...
ArtsWestchester invites artists and non-profit organizations to apply for 2018 Arts Alive Grants. Awarded annually, these grants are specifically designed to support community-based artists and emerging arts organizations.
The variety of projects that receive Arts Alive Grants each year illustrates Westchester’s artistic and cultural diversity. The deadline for submissions is ...
