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What a talented people we are ...

I am writing this column in advance as usual. It is actually the first night of Chanukah. I made matzo ball soup, latkes, fried chicken ... all with NO calories!

We recently lost the talented and wonderful Stephen Sondheim. He was 91 years old when he expired. He was (as you know) a fabulous composer and lyricist. He was even praised for "reinventing the American musical."

He wrote the lyrics to "West Side Story" and his best-known works were many of my favorites ... "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum," "Company," "Follies," "A Little Night Music,...