Author Archives: rhonorv

A Future For Journalism: Bright, If A Little Unclear

Posted on December 7, 2009 by rhonorv

How many people with computer access will reach for a conventional dictionary or encyclopedia when the information is quite literally and weightlessly at their fingertips? Is it so much of a surprise, then, that fewer and fewer people are starting … Continue reading →

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Danzy Senna: In Defense of the Personal History

Posted on December 2, 2009 by rhonorv

The novelist and poet Jim Harrison once said, “I thought, frankly, that it would be more pleasant to write a memoir than it was.” It’s a simple and powerful statement, and one that Danzy Senna, a self-described fiction writer who … Continue reading →

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Brussel Sprouts and Reporting Horsepower: Accolades for a ‘Healthier’ Brand of Journalism

Posted on November 16, 2009 by rhonorv

In a time when many newspapers are being forced to fold or retreat to the web, and reporters and newsrooms are being cut at even the best known papers, the proliferation of niche media services is not an altogether surprising … Continue reading →

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A Man and His Cart

Posted on October 7, 2009 by rhonorv

Like many Long Islanders who work and study in the city, one of my daily commuter rituals is grabbing a cup of coffee before embarking on my long train ride into Manhattan. Ever since I can remember, at my LIRR … Continue reading →

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Black Hole for Business?

Posted on October 5, 2009 by rhonorv

On a stretch of Merrick Road in the Mandalay area of Wantagh, there is a small strip of stores. Ever since I can remember, two of the storefronts have been in nearly constant flux- at different times they have been … Continue reading →

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Trump On The Ocean: Still Floundering

Posted on September 21, 2009 by rhonorv

For a few years, Donald Trump has been foiled in his attempts to open a high-end restaurant at the main boardwalk at Jones Beach. The old restaurant, a beautiful 1930s era building constructed when Robert Moses designed the beach, was … Continue reading →

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American Insurance Group: Any Insurer’s Greed

Posted on March 30, 2009 by rhonorv

Of all the stories coming out of the economic downturn, the one that has recently aroused the most ire is that of AIG’s distribution of hefty bonus packages to its higher-ups as it sank and accepted billions in bailout funds. … Continue reading →

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East of Queens and far South of a City Pace

Posted on February 16, 2009 by rhonorv

Aside from those who have lived here or visited, most people think of Long Island as the little cluster of identical suburbs east of Queens, culminating in Montauk and the Hamptons. One would be a bit hard pressed to find … Continue reading →

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