The windjammers tall ships from around the world whose very presence bespeaks man's centuries-old struggle against the inexorabilities of the sea.

Like an immense flock of chattering birds observing precise migratory habits, every Wednesday, just a few minutes before noon, they swoop down upon the midtown area.

In a perfect world, I'd prefer parking to be free. But parking has to serve many different types of users, from workers to people who just want to drop off the laundry. If you don't have time limits, the workers will fill all the spaces.

It is a struggle of great historic consequence. Indonesia is one of the most important countries in the world, the world's third largest democracy,

My experience of ships is that on them one makes an interesting discovery about the world. One finds one can do without it completely.

Since 1963, much has changed in America and the world. And much remains the same. The struggle for fairness, equal protection, equal opportunity, self-determination, the struggle to defend the poor and the needy, a fairer distribution of wealth and resources, continues in the face of the hostility of the vested interests, power and domination of the few.