Schools should be safe havens for children where adults prepare them for future challenges. Sometimes, however, an adult can inflict painful wounds. Imagine that you are a bright, enthusiastic child who loves to read. And to...
Read MoreFeeling distressed by troubling events, I went searching for solace in beauty. Sometimes such a quest takes me no further than my backyard, other times an excursion is the best remedy. This time I headed off to the Met museum in...
Read MoreThe Plaza was in El Barrio but not really of it. Tenements had been demolished to make way for the high rise coop development drawing mostly middle income families looking for modest charges and modern amenities. A Head Start...
Read MoreThese days when I venture into Manhattan, I am more inclined to take the train than drive. I no longer relish the challenge of navigating through dense traffic or deciphering a forest of parking rules. Is this because I am older...
Read MoreDecades have passed yet memories of in El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) remain vivid especially the summers when the unyielding torture of a heatwave caused people and sidewalks to buckle. In the Sixties I was young and new to...
Read MoreThis morning is not the first time I have considered abandoning my plan to climb up Taurus. Driving through the village on the way to the mountain I encounter shattered branches and leaves littering the still wet roadway. The...
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