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Nurses RockI think it’s wonderful that this magazine tips its hat this month to the best and brightest doctors, but for my money (or should I say co-pay), nothing tops a great nurse. Let’s start with how smart they have...

Society time in SaratogaBy John GraySeveral decades ago when the Earth was flat and dinosaurs roamed the Northway, I sat at the head table at one of my brother’s weddings. The festivities were just getting under way when I realized...

A fish tale (or is it tail?)By John GrayThey say no good deed goes unpunished and at the tender age of 12 I learned this lesson the hard way. You’ve no doubt heard the tales of the “Tortoise and the...

Baby go boomBy John GrayA man stands up from the back row of a crowded room, raises his hand and utters the following 10 words: “Hello, my name is John and I’m a baby boomer.” There I said it, are...

Best of the Capital RegionBy John GrayBy now you’ve all read about all of the Best Of winners. Thank you to everyone who voted for me as a columnist or TV guy. Even if you didn’t, I still appreciate you...

Spring forwardBy John GrayI know her only casually, the way it is when you see someone at the gym and end up stretching on the mat next to each other. Brief conversations about the weather or the price of gas—the...

Cats and dogsBy John GrayOn a crisp fall night in 1981 I sat in my parent’s living room next to my dad watching the “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. At our feet was the family dog, pretending to sleep,...

February is for loversBy John GrayAre you in love? I ask this personal question because it is February and everywhere you look the people trying to sell us things— flowers, candy, cards and diamonds—make it very clear that you should...

New Year’s ResolutionsBy John GrayIt’s amusing how we kid ourselves about who we are. I mean, just because we are forced to go out and buy a new calendar, we assume this thing with dates and pictures of light houses...

ChristmasRudolph, Frosty, Charlie Brown. As old as I get, and as smart as I think I’ve become when it comes to the true meaning of the holidays, the lessons I learned from those three characters still hold much truth. This...