Opinion

Taking playdates seriously
Opinion

Taking playdates seriously

As Brooklyn mom Tamara Mose was preparing for a playdate with a mom and child she didn’t know well yet, she paused to look at her home. “All the bathrooms are clean, dishes put away, beds made, floors Swiffered, laundry folded, garbage cans emptied, and toys put in their place […]

Although a tame winter by recent standards, Old Man Winter will soon be knocking at our front door, according to Richard Ilse. File photo
Opinion

Old Man Winter vs. Mother Nature

Take heart snow lovers, the flake fests will come. Take heed home owners, your fuel bill will still spike, despite lower prices and higher temperatures. The reason for this is that black and white, sensory-deprived, soundless and odorless time of year known as February. It could start before even we […]

Winter parking and hover board safety tips
Opinion

Winter parking and hover board safety tips

Winter weather is upon us and certain weather-related parking restrictions may be in effect as the season unfolds. A declaration of a snow emergency allows the Department of Public Works and the Harrison Police Department to restore reasonable flow of traffic on our municipal roadways as swiftly as possible. Cars […]

The agony of da feet
Opinion Sports

The agony of da feet

If you hail from Minnesota or Cincinnati, or root for the football teams in those areas, I want to offer my condolences. I don’t know how you got out of bed on Monday. Over the weekend, the Vikings and Bengals suffered absolutely brutal losses in the NFL Wild Card round, […]

A Jew walks up to St. Peter…
Opinion

A Jew walks up to St. Peter…

[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]ou’d think this would be good news to a Jew like me: The Vatican has declared that my tribe can get into heaven. In a statement just released in honor of the 50th anniversary of the “Nostra Aetate”—itself a high point in Jewish-Christian relations, in that it stated Jews should […]