Rx For an Ailing Society

Written by admin on October 13, 2010. Posted in Dewing Things Better, On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

To change the tone, we must first change the discourse By Bette Dewing “Help!” was the final word of my last column, “Overcoming Heedlessness,” and will be the last word of this column. But how to help and change things? Well, many years ago during the city’s acute water shortage, then-Mayor Ed Koch urged everyone
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A September Potpourri

Written by admin on September 1, 2010. Posted in Dewing Things Better, On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Hurting businesses on Second Avenue; Sept. 11; and Rosh Hashanah By Bette Dewing Yup, a New York Times review’s claim that no one’s sensibilities would be offended by Eat Pray Love actually got me out to the movies. Except for a few offending words, I left the theater with a glow which made East 86th
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Dewing Responds To McCourt Column

Written by admin on March 24, 2010. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: Whatever media can do to “unmask alcoholism,” as Malachy McCourt does in his “Alcoholism Unmasked” column (March 4) is most welcome. But, hey, don’t be anonymous in accusing “certain columnists in this paper” of saying it’s a matter of willpower, a character defect, [something that shows the need for] responsible drinking lessons,
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Brearley Expansion Plans

Written by admin on July 29, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: In her July 8 column, Bette Dewing reminds us of how priceless “everyday places” are to a neighborhood—especially the places we call home. Dewing mentions the possible expansion of the Brearley school on East End Avenue, which may endanger the homes of some longtime residents of rent-stabilized apartments
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Thoughts on Dewing Column

Written by admin on May 21, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: Bette Dewing’s April 30 column (“Lend a Helping Hand”) is her usual mix of badly needed truths and gross mistakes with a generous dose of confusing the issue. A few specifics: 1. Based on what I’ve read, the amount of mercury emitted by a typical power plant to power a compact fluorescent
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Bikes Need Regulation

Written by admin on May 21, 2009. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: Bette Dewing is to be applauded for the many years she has tried to right wrongs (Dewing Things Better, “The Right Kind of Light,” May 14). I am writing about the bike situation. I agree with Bette that, not only should bikers who go through red lights, against traffic and on the
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CYCLING MENACE ON PARK PATHS

Written by admin on October 23, 2008. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: Bette Dewing, a friend of mine, is very concerned about pedestrian safety in regards to bicyclists (“A Café Closing on 79th,” Oct. 16). On Aug. 12, 2008, I was walking on a pathway along side of Pelham Parkway North in The Bronx. This pathway is used by both pedestrians and bicyclists. Even
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