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Newspapers are civic treasures; we hope the Rocky Mountain News survives

We do not presume to know the ins and outs of the finances of the Rocky Mountain News or of the Denver Newspaper Agency, which operates both the News and […]

Think Livni or Netanyahu is in charge? Think again

When Yogi Berra said it ain’t over until it’s over, he could well have had the likes of Ehud Olmert in mind. He is perched to do a deal that […]

Best drug in the world

Hollywood, it seems, doesn’t need a stimulus package. For verification, just tune into the Academy Awards extravaganza this weekend. All the cinematic giants will be...

Where heroes are still alluring

My Dad never retired, my Mom isn’t retired, and I don’t want to retire, so take this with a grain of salt: When I retire, I want to be a  […]

Cooking up a storm

By the time I had arrived, the six finalists in the third “Simply Manischewitz Cook-Off Day” had assumed  positions against the wall, in crisp white aprons emblazened...

Elections in Israel

The Israeli elections were held last week. I don’t hold Israeli citizenship, so I was unable to vote. To give a glimpse into the voting process here, I interviewed my...

Denver, once again

Despite our great skepticism of the latest in government bailouts, stimuli packages – call them what you will – we experienced a thrill being at the heart of...

When a priest denies the Holocaust

For those of us, Christians and non-Christians, who count themselves as friends of Catholics and their church, these have been a bad few weeks. On Jan. 21, Pope Benedict...

Like a king, like a queen

It’’s hard to talk about the one without the other. My Great Aunt Fayge, my Zayde’’s younger sister, passed away today. And it is impossible to grieve her...

Madoff, Daschle ?

When you submit a book proposal to a publisher, you typically include a prospective table of contents. If you were to write a book about the economic collapse of 2008...