“Rich get richer and the rest of us suffer ”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, December 10, 2010 What a great week to be rich in America! On Monday, President Barack Obama compromised with the Republicans on extending the Bush tax cuts, leaving no millionaires or billionaires behind. By Thursday, a generous estate-tax exemption was heaped onto…
Details“YouTube Brawlers get more than 15 minutes” , Newsday, December 5, 2010 Smile, you’re on YouTube – whether you want to be or not. Just ask those two kids who got into a fight Monday afternoon outside Half Hollow Hills High School East. Ask the student who recorded the brawl with a cell-phone camera and the…
Details“Can’t plug the Wikileaks” ”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, December 3, 2010 Hey, Hillary! Hey, all you flustered generals, ambassadors and government-security chiefs! Protect your own damn secrets. Don’t be expecting the media to keep your secrets for you. That won’t happen anymore, not in the age of WikiLeaks. This week, all of Washington has been…
Details“There’s time yet to give thanks for Black Friday eve” , Newsday, November 28, 2010 Was it already Black Friday at 10 o’clock Thursday night? At Toys R Us it was this year – and at a growing number of other definition-stretching, holiday-encroaching major retail chains. In the get-a-jump-on-it spirit of save-the-date cards and Catholic Vigil…
Details“18 things to be grateful for this holiday”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, November 24, 2010 So many reasons to be thankful, just when we need them most: Be thankful you didn’t plan your Thanksgiving island getaway for lovely Yeonpyeong, South Korea. Be thankful Charlie Sheen only visits New York. Be thankful there are still a…
Details“California man takes on airport security” , Newsday, November 21, 2010 A well-turned phrase can still pack a punch. This is actually heartening in an era when words so often seem impotent. But a single outburst captured in a YouTube video can descend on millions of inboxes at once and turn a so-so story into a…
Details“It’s skin on scan. New airport security measures test self-conscious fliers” ”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, November 19, 2010 There’s a whole new question at the airport this holiday travel season, and it isn’t “Window or aisle?” It isn’t “Checked bags or carry-on?” The latest choice for fliers in the jittery terror age: Would you like…
DetailsEllis Henican Sunday: Newsday, November 14, 2010 Big sigh, please. This week’s two big revelations: Long Island no longer has the busiest commuter railroad in America. But we do still have the most overpaid educators in New York State. Nine of the top ten public-school employees are living large right here. Take a bow! You paid…
Details“Bush, Bam go on tours to fix image”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, November 12, 2010 It’s Tour Week for two American presidents: George and Barack have taken their solo acts on the road. What a contrast these two men make. One has a book to sell. The other has an economy to save. Call it…
Details“The biggest loser? Progress in D.C.”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, November 5, 2010 Barack Obama could hear the voters talking, and he had no trouble making out their words. “They want to change the tone here in Washington, where the two parties are coming together and focusing on the people’s business as opposed to scoring…
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