By Karen Zautyk Okay, I don’t know if this is fake news or not, but while…
Category: Columns
Columns, mostly written by the Observer staff. Occasionally, we run guest columns, too, which will appear here.
Tracing Kearny statue’s history …
With statues of U.S. historical figures representative of the Civil War prominently in the news these…
Senior jitney ride … a true lesson in history
By Kevin Canessa Jr. As you may have read already, elsewhere in this newspaper, on Tuesday,…
On Game 6 of ’86 & more
By Kevin Canessa Every so often, you sit down, whether it’s at home at the dining…
Think our laws are strict?
By Kevin Canessa Sometimes, we Americans take for granted the laws established in this country. Shockingly,…
The world’s a mess, but there’s baseball!
Well, well, well: the world is in its usual mixed-up muddle of a mess but now,…
We don’t know what we don’t know
By Karen Zautyk Of late, I have come across a bunch of TV shows and news…
June 14 — A day better to forget
By Kevin Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com For whatever reason, I woke up at 4 a.m., on Wednesday,…
Here’s how to get America back in the black
By Ron Leir Have you ever seen the National Debt Clock? It’s an electronic recounting, to…
More funding, not cuts, needed for drug-addiction care
By Kevin Canessa Jr. At first, it cost the guy $100 per visit. Then, as the…
Of grammar, baseball & more
By Ron Leir Seems that virtually every talk show you happen to tune in to, somebody…
‘Heaven, Hell or Hoboken’
By Karen Zautyk Last month in this space, we commemorated the 100th anniversary of the United States’…
‘13 Reasons Why’ on Netflix must-see for teens, their parents
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Back in December 1985 – I was 11 – my mom made…