Fred Bruning
Formerly of Newsday, Bruning joined the paper in 1969. He held a number of jobs including general assignment reporter, editorial writer, national desk staff member and feature writer.
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Fred Bruning 1/24/13 Memory-loss worries? Forget about it
OK, bring on the mackerel, kale and crossword puzzles -- anything that, even if clinically ... Read more »
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Fred Bruning 12/6/12 If rice is dicey, life's not worth living
Isn't it a sure bet that end times approach if, in one week, a gift ... Read more »
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Fred Bruning 10/11/12 Spirit's willing but the flesh says whoa
For Mom's 83rd birthday, we sent her to the Grand Canyon. ... Read more »
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Fred Bruning 4/20/12 Ah! When planes had legroom and allure
My first airplane ride was in 1954 on an Eastern Air Lines DC-3 -- a ... Read more »
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Other Columnists 4/13/12 Ah! When planes had legroom and allure
My first airplane ride was in 1954 on an Eastern Air Lines DC-3 -- a ... Read more »
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Other Columnists 7/8/11 Fred Bruning: Life lessons from the old ballgame
The baserunner forgot to advance. The pitcher couldn't find the plate. A grounder earned an ... Read more »
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Other Columnists 4/29/11 I don't want to be friends with Facebook
Is Facebook the most awesome time-wasting device since the invention of the Barcalounger? A futile ... Read more »
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Fred Bruning 12/1/10 Reopening the window on our life in rustic Vermont
Back when you earned street cred for eating organic peanut butter or plastering daisy decals ... Read more »
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Other Columnists 8/5/10 Brooklynites in the '50s loved the Moonglows
The day before Ringo Starr's 70th birthday, Harvey Fuqua died at 80. For anybody who ... Read more »