“Reason to keep new year’s expectations low”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 30, 2012 It’s so arbitrary. A 2 becomes a 3, and somehow that’s supposed to change everything. It never does, of course. And yet here we are again, ringing in another new year with the usual naive exuberance, as if we didn’t…
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“Sandy Hook, Jovan Belcher, and gun control”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 16, 2012 Two weeks ago, the sportscaster Bob Costas was widely denounced for mentioning gun control on “Sunday Night Football.” Costas, who grew up in Commack and graduated from Commack High School South, spoke a day and a half after a Kansas City…
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“I promise you, he’ll find some doctor who’ll say he’s in tiptop shape.” – Ellis Henican Is New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie too fat to be the next President? Wednesday night Barbara Walters interviewed Christie as part of her “10 Most Fascinating People” special. Walters, known for making guests cry during her specials, asked Christie about his…
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“Hot-button issues that won’t be with time”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 9, 2012 Things change. Just when you least expect it. Even when you don’t. One day without any warning, a fresh breeze blows in. Don’t believe me? Then how do you explain pot legalization and same-sex marriage? The Supreme Court announced on…
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“Raising the rate on 2% is not going to do it, closing deductions is not going to do it. I think in the end taxes are going to go up for everyone.” – Ellis Henican Danger! Rising Taxes Ahead! We’re standing just 25 days away from the Fiscal Cliff. At this time, both Democrats…
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“Huge lottery wins come with a side of envy”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 2, 2012 Don’t you hate those people in Missouri and Arizona? Every time someone else wins a giant lottery, a certain resentment wells up in the rest of us. This is easy since there are so few of them and so…
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“Snubbing the mad dash for deals is a luxury”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 25, 2012 Attention, affluent shoppers: Pre-dawn sales are for the little people! You don’t need a $179 flat screen that bad! Did you notice who woke up at 4 in the morning and rushed out to the mall? I didn’t take…
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“Stores up the ante on Black Friday sales”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 18, 2012 This isn’t confirmed yet, but apparently some stores have not yet begun their Black Friday sales. What are these napping merchants waiting for? Friday? That’s no way to bust open the door on holiday shopping. There once was a…
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“If you really believe the Republicans are doing great by Latinos, then don’t change a thing and you’re never going to win their vote.” – Ellis Henican The right is still reeling from their election thumping. What went wrong? Ellis, appearing on David Webb’s radio program, points to the Latino vote. “Republicans need to immediately give…
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