Lane Filler

Lane Filler 5/14/13 Filler: End tax exemptions for all

No institution, organization or individual should be exempt from taxes. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 5/7/13 Filler: Hope endures even after kids disappear

All these women being found alive makes a strong argument for not losing hope. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 4/30/13 Filler: Alan Alda wants you to find answers in science

To the extent that the world improves, it will be science that makes it better. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 4/24/13 Filler: Cameras in the classroom? Sure!

I have no problem with cameras in classrooms. But that's not going to fix schools. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 4/19/13 Filler: How could they squander their freedom?

They tasted the fruits of America and spit them in our face. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 4/16/13 Filler: Let's all run the Boston Marathon next year

Let's make a point even violent fools, blinded by hatred, can understand. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 4/11/13 Filler: Long Island will buzz along unscathed

This spring, Long Island will be spared from two creepy crawly problems. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 4/5/13 Filler: Are shape-shifting reptiles real? Ask a pollster

4 percent of Americans think "shape-shifting reptilian people control our world." ... Read more »

Lane Filler 3/21/13 Filler: NY is feeling pretty arbitrary these days

Stupid and arbitrary, you say? I thought that's what we were going for. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 3/14/13 Filler: All weather forecasts are mostly cloudy

Why is it so hard for the NWS to give us specific messaging that we ... Read more »

Lane Filler 3/7/13 Filler: Kids' fundraisers should go straight for cash

I don't usually pray over my meals, sad to say, but this past week has ... Read more »

Lane Filler 2/28/13 Filler: The sequester begs for a scarier name

Would elected officials do their jobs once we're facing "Thermonational Meltdown...3000"? ... Read more »

Lane Filler 2/21/13 Filler: Police corruption is just that, not 'courtesy'

We can't have special rules for special people. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 2/14/13 Filler: GOP should put an end to rushed rebuttals

I don't blame Rubio for being nervous. He had an assignment that went beyond difficult. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 2/7/13 Filler: How can I get on the NRA's 'enemies list'?

I want to be on the NRA's "enemies list." So, according to polls, will most ... Read more »

Lane Filler 1/31/13 Filler: My cigarettes or my life? I'm thinking...

So just how long do I want to live, anyway? ... Read more »

Lane Filler 1/24/13 Filler: To get better teachers, evaluate principals

We should use standards to evaluate the principals, and let principals deal with teachers. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 1/17/13 Filler: The tension between rights and responsibilities

If we all took care of our responsibilities, our rights would take care of themselves. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 1/10/13 Filler: Law-abiding gun owners aren't the problem

If you want to stop gun crime, you're going to have to stop criminals who ... Read more »

Lane Filler 1/3/13 Filler: The toughest resolutions, year in and out

I'm now facing the Ghost of Resolutions Past: quitting smoking. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 12/27/12 Filler: Gun control isn't easy, but we must try

We're not going to succeed. But that doesn't excuse us from trying. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 12/19/12 Filler: To prevent another Sandy Hook, start at home

Parents have a responsibility to society. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 12/14/12 Filler: Why the Sandy Hook shooting feels different

'Why does this shooting feel so different?" I kept wondering Friday. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 12/13/12 Filler: Release the (drug sniffing) hounds!

If my kid is addicted enough to keep drugs at school, I want her caught. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 12/6/12 Filler: The devil in the Court of St. James's

If you can enrage Minnesotans, you shouldn't represent the U.S. on the world stage. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 11/29/12 Filler: The 'fiscal cliff' is the solution we need

If we leap off the fiscal cliff, the deficit becomes manageable. ... Read more »

Lane Filler 11/22/12 Filler: 'Bomb shelter Barry' looks brilliant after crisis

It's not as if my family went into superstorm Sandy totally unprepared. ... Read more »