Uncork the champagne, dear readers, and help me celebrate two milestones in my freelance column writing career. Today’s offering appears on the 10th anniversary of my first 2008 column in the Mirror.

Every December, I review the previous 11 months and write a two-part series of things I learned during the year. Writing this column is a process of discovery for me that I thoroughly enjoy. Here are ...

David Shribman writes a syndicated Opinion column for the Mirror and in a recent Dec. 30-31 essay shared his reasoning behind the topics he chooses. He writes about national and international ...