Weintrob: Some stories won’t go away, even after 25 years. Comment.

Weintrob: So much has transpired since we last met; yet, as we’ve come to expect despite the fearful disillusionment imparted by 9-11, the world still turns. Comment.

Weintrob: On Christmas Eve, for several years in the late ’70s and early ’80s, I’d wander onto Fulton Street as dusk approached and watch the genesis of a mini-riot. Those were the days, not far removed from John Lindsey’s “fun city” regime, when allowing lawbreakers some latitude was the Big Apple norm. Comment.

Weintrob: When we began in 1978, as a newspaper for Downtown’s daytimers, most of our staff — editorial, production, advertising — would be at their distribution posts by 7:30 or 8 am. Comment.

Weintrob: Vic Cantone hasn’t drawn for The Brooklyn Papers in quite a while, but he remains one of our most loyal readers, and I one of his ardent fans. Comment.

Weintrob: As I bicycled past the newsstand on Avenue M, a paper looking something like the National Enquirer caught my eye, a busty woman sharing its cover with the headline, “Boro Mr. becomes Miss.” Comment.

Weintrob: Belated attention was paid Monday by the TV networks and big dailies to the Federal Communications Commission’s sellout of the public interest in allowing still more mega-media consolidation. The FCC’s action is likely to prove even a greater threat to both the democratic ideal of unfettered discussion and the capitalist notion of free commerce than Congress’ earlier media deregulation votes. Comment.

Weintrob: I think it was Joel Wolfe, who ran Restaurant Lisanne on Atlantic Avenue in the late 1970s and ’80s, who said he preferred a real review. Don’t tell me you’re coming, just come, eat, pay and write. Comment.

Weintrob: It’s hard to escape the incredible story of Jayson Blair, a Brooklynite who, as a reporter for the New York Times, invented accounts of major news events that were then passed along as fact by his editors at the Times. Comment.

Weintrob: The first issues of The Brooklyn Paper, back in 1978, were nothing like today’s. Comment.

Weintrob: Last year, as we approached our 25th anniversary, the first question was, when do we celebrate? Comment.