OPEN MIKE
Your Turn: Nan Guzzetta — A time traveler, a treasure, a friend
By Michael Tessler
It was devastating to hear of the passing of one of our community’s greatest treasures. For those of us lucky enough to...
Open Mike: Some inspiration (from my second family)
By Michael Tessler
I’m writing this from about 34,000 feet in the air. There’s a great landscape below me: America. This vast and beautiful country...
Open Mike: The continued adventures of adulting – best friends
By Michael Tessler
Adulting is hard. This is a fact the universe likes to remind me of time and time again. Just when you think...
Open Mike: Formerly fat — My life 140 pounds later
By Michael Tessler
Today marks one year since my weight loss journey began. At my heaviest, I weighed 356 pounds and had transitioned from an...
Open Mike: ‘Hooray for Hollywood’
By Michael Tessler
We’ve got quite a bit to catch up on. It has been over a year since I published what I thought was...
Open Mike: America needs a Cold War … no, not that kind
How to defeat ISIS, save the economy and reunite the country
By Michael Tessler
Historically speaking, the United States economy tends to thrive in wartime....
Open Mike: For what it’s worth
By Michael Tessler
Throughout our brief but impactful history, America’s protesters have accomplished quite a bit. From the Sons of Liberty dumping nearly $1.7 million...
Open Mike: Auschwitz or America – History has its eyes on you
By Michael Tessler
My great-grandfather Louis arrived at Ellis Island at the onset of the Great War. He grew up in the predominantly Jewish community...
Open Mike: The Former United States – a terrifying prospect that we cannot afford to ignore
By Michael Tessler
During the 2016 vice presidential debate, then Governor Mike Pence said “...the old Russian bear doesn’t die, he just hibernates.” This would-be...
Open Mike: The real legacy of Barack Obama
For an audio version of this article, see above.
Whether you love him or hate him, take a moment to reflect
By Michael Tessler
This piece is...
