“Taking notice of the new autism statistic”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, March 30 2014 Nothing glazes the eyes like a fresh load of statistics. But this one is just too startling to glance away from: One in 68 American children now show up on the autism spectrum. That’s a 30 percent jump from two years ago.…
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“NCAA’s true March Madness: not paying the players”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, March 23, 2014 From 64 to 16 to 4 to 1: You can tear up your NCAA brackets right now. We already know who’s winning this year. The top-tier college coaches with their seven-figure salaries. The TV networks with their $700,000 Final Four 30-second…
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“Vanished Malaysia jet baffles know-it-alls”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, March 15 2014 Everyone’s an expert on everything now, including what’s wrong with Washington, which movie deserves Best Picture and what could possibly cause a crowded jetliner on a clear day to fall unexpectedly from the sky. A solid week after Malaysia 370 evaporated from the radar,…
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“Pope Francis says fan magazine is too much”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, March 9 2014 Il Mio Papa! That isn’t only the name of the new Oprah-style magazine being published in Italy. “My pope” is also what flocks of modern Catholics around the globe are shouting in a burst of many languages as they adjust…
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“Sochi Olympics put spotlight on Russia’s flaws”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, February 9 2014 And the gold medal for espionage goes to . . . definitely not the Russians. Today’s dimwitted Sochi spies can’t install a shower cam without soaking themselves! Vladimir Putin has been working diligently to make his nation seem like a superpower again…
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“When sports aren’t the game anymore”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, February 2 2014 The Super Bowl is really the Ad Bowl. The Winter Olympics are mainly an excuse for debating terrorism and gay rights. The juiced-up A-Rod may finally be done. Will sports ever just be sports again? Please don’t hold your breath, sports fans! There…
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“This bowl’s a little less than super”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, January 26 2014 So is the NFL already regretting bringing the Super Bowl north? It’s certainly starting to sound that way. And understandably so. How many more days like this one will it take? Fox Sports president Eric Shanks just told The Hollywood Reporter, choosing his…
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“Protect our privacy, and us as wellt”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, January 19 2014 Don’t invade my privacy. Just keep me safe. That, right there, is where the hard choices begin. We hate the idea of the government snooping into our business so long as the government knows everything the moment anything goes wrong. If 9/11 taught…
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“Christie’s not in a jam yet”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, January 11 2014 He’d better hope that’s all there is. Chris Christie is still standing, as is his political career, after the killer emails, the firings, the endless news conference, the Fort Lee mea culpa and the adamant assertions of total ignorance from a man who…
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“De Blasio team doesn’t trip on same stone”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, January 5 2014 Bill de Blasio passed his very first test as mayor of New York City. Most of the snow was plowed from most of the streets before most of the people got totally fed up, which is about the best you can hope…
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