Mothers and Women, One and the Same
When I was just a boy, my father took me aside and admonished me that he would not be upset if I forgot his birthday, failed to get him a gift at Christmas, or overlooked Father’s Day, but I should never under any circumstances forget to honor my mother on Mother’s Day. Given the fact […]
Journalistic Hoax
I was intrigued by the reference to the Escher painting and the observation of the geese flying east while others saw them flying west. That simple acknowledgment unleashed a torrent that had been pent up in me for many years regarding disingenuous, if not dishonest, journalism. Seeing what others, imply they see while myself, disbelieving, but not for […]
Media Reports
Greenwich Magazine Helping those who have literally nothing in the way of medical/ dental care, these local doctors are saving the world one patient at a time. Single-engine planes, rickety trains, helicopters and horseback. These are but a few of the modes of transport for the globetrotting Greenwich doctors who make arduous annual treks to […]
Parents Together
Parents Together Sometimes a microcosm of life presents itself in the most unusual places. I myself was recently caught off guard as I casually watched, along with 100 other parents, a swim meet comprised of children from ages 7-17. The older kids were magnificent physical specimens with broad shoulders and powerful legs developed from years […]
Lethal drug of choice
To the editor: An article recently appeared on the front page of The New York Times to which we should all pay heed. “Good People Go Bad In Iowa Town and a Drug Is Blamed.” The article tells the woeful tale of the influx of the drug methamphetamine which has become so pervasive that in […]
9/11 remembered with compassion in remote comers of the globe
By Albert J. RipicciGreenwich Comment Today, on the anniversary of 9/11, Americans across the country will reflect on and commemorate the senseless loss of life at the World Trade Center. They will also denounce the heinous act of terrorism that led to this tragedy. As with most catastrophes, there is a tendency to place our […]
Meeting the Challenge of Accountability
Meeting the Challenge of Accountability By Albert J. Repicci, D.M.D. FEW EXPERIENCES IN life are as gratifying as being a part of the metamorphosis of floundering children into mature young adults. Likewise, few things are as frustrating and humbling. That is true for a parent and true also for an orthodontist. From the vantage point […]
Retired dentist a witness to history
If there’s such a thing as a front-row seat on history, Albert Repicci has taken it. Article by Robert Marchant He’s seen an early moon launch at Cape Canaveral, met the pope, attended President John F. Kennedy’s funeral and watched the impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton inside the Capitol. He’s also watched tribunals deliver […]
From Nuremberg to Luneburg
The journey to the final Nazi war crimes trial by Alpert Repicci Editor’s note: As he prepared to leave for Germany to attend the trial of Nazi Oskar Groening, Greenwich’s Albert Repicci penned this account of events leading up to the trial, which remains ongoing. With its pitched tile roofs, soaring steeples, stepped gables and […]
Dentist offers Nepal disaster relief