A visibly emotional NYRR President and CEO Mary Wittenberg stood alongside New York City Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson in the New York City Marathon media center tonight… Read more “DEVASTATING CHOICE FOR A DEVASTATED CITY”
CANCELLED!!!!
Bowing to the rising tide of criticism about their decision to go forward with this Sunday’s ING New York City Marathon in the savage wake of Hurricane… Read more “CANCELLED!!!!”
DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T
There was no right answer in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Instead organizers of the New York City Marathon were faced with a classic damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t proposition.… Read more “DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T”
MAYOR BLOOMBERG DOING HIS JOB
Just as democratic U.S. President Barack Obama and republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie were able to put their political differences aside yesterday in the face of the… Read more “MAYOR BLOOMBERG DOING HIS JOB”
THE WILL TO OVERCOME
I more than suspect that New York City is deeply conscious of being challenged – that it feels the millibars of pressure exerted by Hurricane Sandy not… Read more “THE WILL TO OVERCOME”
NYRR BENDING TO THE FORCE OF HURRICANE SANDY
Hurricane Sandy is pummeling the eastern seaboard of the United States with a storm whose scope has little to no precedence in modern times. A population base… Read more “NYRR BENDING TO THE FORCE OF HURRICANE SANDY”
STATEMENT FROM PATRICK MAKAU, MARATHON WORLD RECORD HOLDER
STATEMENT FROM PATRICK MAKAU, MARATHON WORLD RECORD HOLDER A story has surfaced in the international media, from a minority interest website in recent days, alleging my link… Read more “STATEMENT FROM PATRICK MAKAU, MARATHON WORLD RECORD HOLDER”
INNOCENCE UNVEILED?
18th century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–778) asserted that “…nothing is so gentle as man in his primitive state, when placed by nature at an equal distance from the… Read more “INNOCENCE UNVEILED?”
BEHIND ANOTHER SET OF BARS
I received a reply to my latest post TIME FOR TRUTH & RECONCILIATION from a fellow traveler, John Dehart, who suggested that criminal penalties and prison time… Read more “BEHIND ANOTHER SET OF BARS”
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