between the lines
Gas prices at a Knapp Street gas station. Photo by Neil FriedmanBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: The law of gravity dictates that whatever goes up must come down. But, when it comes to consumer prices that rule seldom applies. Even so, for the time being, it is relevant. For weeks,
Opinion
Source: Hupu2 via Wikimedia Commons“…Legalize it, yeah yeah, that’s the best thing you can do” – Peter Tosh, “Legalize It,” 1975 BETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]:Start spreading the news — the times they are a-changing and New Yorkers will soon be a little less anxious about getting high with
daylight savings time
Source: Francisco Daum / FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: It’s time to change — the time. Daylight Saving Time (DST), the seasonal hourly change, commenced at 2:00 a.m. this past Sunday. Clocks, watches and other timekeeping devices, including computers and home video units, had to be reset one hour
between the lines
Source: What What/FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: There has been a succession of media reports over the last few weeks about pedestrians being sucker-punched by a single attacker or one among a group of passing youngsters. The series of episodes reported in New York and several other states are
between the lines
Yeah, screw Canada. (Source: mezzoblue/Flickr)BETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: In conjunction with occasional Sheepshead Bites postings of Crime Prevention Tips from the NYPD’s 61st Precinct [/crime-prevention-tips-from-the-nypds-61st-precinct/], here’s my tale of identity theft. You’ve probably heard the expression, “If something sounds too good to be true,
between the lines
Source: joseanavas/FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: The Supreme Court gaveth a day after it tooketh away. Less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court invalidated part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, it — sort of — righted justice by an identical 5-4 margin when it ruled the federal Defense of
2nd amendment
Source: Silvercore Training / FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: What we have in Congress — to paraphrase the iconic line from “Cool Hand Luke” — is a failure to legislate. That was quite evident last week after the Senate failed to expand existing gun laws without infringing on the Second Amendment. On top
Opinion
A Bushmaster AR-15, one of the three firearms the Newtown killer used to ambush his defenseless victims. Source: barryt83 / FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: When I wrote my first column about gun violence in the wake of the fatal Columbine shootings years ago, I knew it wouldn’t be the
2012 new york legislative session
Members of the New York State Legislature doing what they do best. Get it? Source: WikipediaBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: A show of hands, how many of you think our state legislators deserve a pay raise? Not too many hands. Now, if they were to get a raise, how many
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President Harry S. Truman gets a chuckle out of the November 3, 1948 edition of the Chicago Tribune, with the famously inaccurate headline. Source: National ArchivesBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: Every American news enterprise was most likely primed and on its toes for last Thursday’s landmark Supreme Court of