Between You and Me
Between You and Me: Thanks to our sixth grade teacher, we won the education lottery in NYC
By Leah S. Dunaief
Tuesday was National Teacher Appreciation Day, which reminded me of Miss Rigney, who changed my life.
Miss Rigney was my sixth grade...
Between You and Me: You don’t have to go to Finland (survey says the happiest country) to be happy
By Leah S. Dunaief
Happy May 1st!
Just saying that puts a smile on my face. Why? Because May carries the promise of sunny days, blue...
Between You and Me: Betrayal aside, a dog named Balto saved the Alaskan city of Nome
By Leah S. Dunaief
While most of us know “of the famous ride of Paul Revere,” quoting Longfellow, there is another ride that happened 100...
Between You and Me: Rites of spring that we happily practice and some we don’t miss
By Leah S. Dunaief
The bright yellow forsythias and the pink azaleas, along with the dramatic magnolias and the delicate cherry blossoms contradict the miserable...
Between You and Me: High livin’ at the ballpark and hard work at the office highlight this past week
By Leah S. Dunaief
Two happy milestones have marked this week. My oldest grandson turned 30, which we celebrated in style, and The Village Times,...
Between You and Me: Confessions of how I cope with stress besides the usual advice of diet and exercise
By Leah S. Dunaief
While a little bit of stress in one’s life can be a good thing, enabling high performance, for the most part,...
Between You and Me: Now I lay me down to (hopefully) sleep
By Leah S. Dunaief
Getting enough sleep is one of the tenets of staying healthy and aging well. But what to do when you get...
Between You and Me: Artificial Intelligence can help or harm students
By Leah S. Dunaief
As more teens learn about artificial intelligence, more are using ChatGPT in doing their schoolwork. According to K-12 Dive, an industry...
Between You and Me: Geraldine Ferraro was a remarkable woman who made history
By Leah S. Dunaief
Frankly, we are concerned. The tariffs on Mexican and Chinese goods are worrisome. But especially for the print journalism industry, the...
Between You and Me: We may soon be giving personal robots for birthday presents
By Leah S. Dunaief
Almost everyone I have ever asked hates housekeeping. Who wants to be scrubbing floors, cleaning bathrooms and dusting furniture when one...
