New York
My 9/11: The smoke that preceded tragedy
September 9, 2011Perhaps most poignant are the perspectives of those for whom that era was a vital period in their growth: the youth of that decade.
Read moreBeep, honk: Verizon picketers get noisy support in upstate NY
August 12, 2011The sounds of support from passing drivers reached us before we got to the picket line in an industrial area of Syracuse on Thursday.
Read moreFrance bans fracking
July 1, 2011The French parliament voted to ban fracking - a worrisome technique used to extract gas from rock deposits.
Read moreNew York same-sex marriage law takes giant step for civil rights
June 27, 2011New York took a jump into the 21st century as Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill June 24 legalizing same-sex marriage.
Read more45,000 join AIDS walk in New York
May 23, 2011On a recent May Sunday, I, along with a small group of family and friends, walked to remember my oldest son Keith, who died of AIDS 20 years ago.
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