Columnists
-
God Squad: Sticky Wing Heather, a Hanukkah midrash
Wherein a poker-playing angel named Sticky Wing Heather, who got her name by hiding cards in her feathers, tries to cheat God at dreidel-spinning.
-
Asking the Clergy: Responding to dissent at holiday gatherings
This week's clergy discuss ways to keep the peace at family gatherings.
-
God Squad: Weird Thanksgiving things to be thankful for
In the past I have given thanks for workers who repair high-voltage lines, nursing home staff and squirrels.
-
Asking the Clergy: Angels' work in heaven and on Earth
This week's clergy discuss the biblical foundation for belief in spiritual beings who act as messengers and perform missions to carry out God's word and will.
-
God Squad: Thank you for your service
The spiritual issue that undergirds Veterans Day is the choice to believe that there are things beyond and above our own career pursuits and personal needs
-
Asking the Clergy: Spirituality and fall harvest season
This week's clergy discuss the spiritual side of a season of religious festivals and holidays, and reflections on the cycle of nature.
-
God Squad: Grieving the loss of a beloved pet
God put us here to give and receive love, and animals are one way God's will is made real in our lives.
-
Brown: Republicans in Nassau and Suffolk, went in it to win it
The Republican victories across Long Island on Tuesday could boost the party in the 2022 elections.
-
Health insurance cost increases jump back to pre-pandemic pace
Medical claims decreased in 2020 as people postponed elective and non-emergency services, but rebounded in 2021, pushing costs up for next year.
-
God Squad: My annual pro-Halloween column
I still remember many Halloweens in Milwaukee when I ran through piles of crunchy leaves on my way from house to house. I remember those times as times of complete happiness
