Op Ed

I live in a wasteland. Nothing but wasteland surrounds me. Civilization is its middle name, Progress, its vanguard. Supermarket culture shoved down our throats By hucksters of no particular persuasion, Walmart its proud flagship Where cheaper is better and bigger is quality. Bigger cars, bigger houses, bigger fries, Big Mac. …

This is not your father's 'Star Wars' movie, but it's yours if you let it be.

In America, you can make a lot of money. You can put a businessman in charge of the country to ensure that you keep making that money. You can go from penniless to a multi-millionaire. Turns out some just aren't too choosy about how they get there.

The glittering displays, eye-popping in their holiday finery of brilliant and colorful lights, emblemize the best of being a New Yorker.

I have resisted getting rid of the old wallet I've had for the last 15 years because changing wallets is almost as bad as moving.

Santa has changed in two salient ways since I was a kid – he is making much cooler toys and he has become exceedingly more generous.

I believe Fravor because I too saw something many years ago for which I have no explanation.

Each crime has individual circumstances and each perpetrator a different background, but one thing we do know is that teen brains are not yet fully developed.

Oh, the sadness of living without a calendar in the house.

Creation of a Don't Go There List will assist you in keeping the holiday dinner conversation from getting out of control.