The Envelope, Please: The movie “Nomadland” about a shattered American life last night swept the Oscars winning Best Picture, Director, and Actress. Frances McDormand won Best Actress for the third time.  Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor for The Father in an upset. He …

Police Beat: Three sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina have resigned and seven have been put on leave after recordings of their radio traffic indicated they had shot a black man in the back while serving a warrant at his home.   The …

Gas Attack: The US would have to make radical changes in energy usage to meet President Biden’s goal of cutting in half the country’s emissions of greenhouse gases to reverse climate change.   “The signs are unmistakable, the science is undeniable and …

Green Deal: Using earth Day as his platform, President Biden is planning today to commit the United States to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. It’s a goal that can be met only with an aggressive decline in the …

Guilty on All Counts: It was as if the nation gave a sigh of relief when a Minneapolis jury yesterday found the white former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the infamous death of George Floyd, who was black. From inside …

April 13, 2021  Dear Fellow Brearley Parents,  Our family recently made the decision not to reenroll our daughter at Brearley for the 2021-22 school year. She has been at Brearley for seven years, beginning in kindergarten. In short, we no …

Decision Time: The case has gone to the jury in the murder trial of former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd and 3,000 members of the National Guard are on duty waiting for the decision.   The whole …

Hour of Decision: Closing arguments are expected today in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, who died with Chauvin’s knee on his neck. The jury’s decision is certain to be a …

The Shooting Gallery: Another Day, another mass shooting. Eight people died and several others were wounded in a shooting last night at a Federal Express facility near the Indianapolis airport.   Five people were taken to the hospital, one of them in …

Police Beat: Demonstrations continued for a fourth night in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, even after the former police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man was charged with second-degree manslaughter.    Protesters threw objects and the police responded  with flash-bang grenades, pepper …