Archive for 'Editorials'
My Encounter with Iran’s Secret Police
Searching, I suppose, for yet another angle on the Iranian
election discontent, the New York Times interviewed the son of the former Shah of Iran (he looks just like him) and put him on the spot by asking about the CIA-trained Savak, the Shah’s secret police, known for their imaginative and exquisite use of torture.
Which [...]
It’ll Cost You $5 to Talk to a Real Person
At the monthly WestView editorial meeting in the now rain-lush garden at 69 Charles Street, we serve a California Chardonnay that’s “clean and intense,” has won a double Gold Medal, and costs just $3. Yes, of course, it’s the Trader Joe’s “Two Buck Chuck” Chardonnay, produced by a protean Napa Valley ego named Fred Franzia [...]
Full StoryEscape from Afghanistan - Adversity Tempers Courage
It often seems that we Americans scrunch down, and in our middle class comforts, we are not up to a challenge.
So here is the inspiring story of Abdul Nusraty, an Afghan who created a multimillion dollar jewelry firm in the treacherous business climate of Afghanistan, only to lose it in a few hours, to political [...]
Fighting For School Seats 41 Years Ago
The shortage of around 80 seats for fall’s incoming preschool and kindergarten kids in the West Village has hit the papers and even the six o’clock news. It quickly becamethe cause for our local politicians, and Speaker Chris Quinn let fly with rapid-fire e-mails ending with the ecstatic message that she and the collective local [...]
Full StoryWe Have a Job for You
We ran an ad last month saying, “WANTED. Lost your job? Lost 40% of your 401K? Want to keep your spirits up?” And we got more than a dozen impressive, and even prestigious, resumes. One from a newsman most recently with the Associated Press and another from a former marketing person with the Times. At [...]
Full Story“Love Your Paper, But Where Can I Find It?”
This is the bitter sweet phrase I often hear…
And each time I hear it, I have an agonizing inner pause as I review, once again, the problem of having a newspaper that people seem to like but is increasingly expensive to produce and distribute.
I got a call a few days ago from Tenzin our Tibetan [...]
You Are Now a WestView Reporter
I received an apologetic e-mail from photo researcher Maggie Berkvist who was having difficulty sending us an e-mail as we were reconstructing our website.
Maggie reported on the death of British born Union Square pitchman Joe Ades. As I exchanged e-mails with Maggie I had an epiphany: among the 24,000 readers of WestView we must have [...]
News In Brief
CB2 Asks Villagers to Boycott Lafayette French Pastry for their “Wanton Bigotry”
According to local Villagers who were interviewed recently on Fox News, Lafayette French Pastry, located at 26 Greenwich Avenue (between West 10th and Charles Streets), is selling a product line parodying African Americans, which the owner, Ted Kefalinos, calls “Drunken Negro Face Cookies” supposedly [...]
Optical colonoscopy is still the best choice
In response to the editorial published in the New York Times September 22, 2008 “No More Excuses” which presented new data regarding colonoscopies. It was meant to encourage patients to have their exams and rendered no opinion as to which exam they recommended.
I agree whole-heartedly that the time has come for all who have [...]
