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BOB BROWN: Recent Sale of Brooklyn Bridge, Part Two

In 2025, America’s fertility rate reaches a historic low, while Muslim and Arab communities maintain larger family growth. These groups have bigger households than the national average, shaped by...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump‘s Decision To Release The Epstein Files Is Overdue

I read an article in the New York Post on November 16 entitled “Trump says House Republicans should...

ANDY PITZER: Amtrak Trek: Lake Shore Limited/Southwest Chief/Empire Builder

NYC TO CHI: Lakeshore Limited (NY, MA, PA, OH, IN, IL) The first leg of the Amtrak train...

BOB BROWN: The Recent Sale of the Brooklyn Bridge, Part One

The 2025 election results in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and Seattle are troubling to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump’s “Great Gatsby Party” At His Mar-a-Lago Club on October 31 Was In Poor Taste

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is our country’s largest anti-hunger program for men,...

RANDY HUFF: Plain And Simple

“Deeper bonds meant creating obligations," she said. "I longed for a group whose members needed and made demands on each other." Do we know what...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Rep. Rashida Tlaib Does Not Represent Americans

Ever since she was elected to the House of Representatives, Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has been boastful and conceited about being an elected official of...

SCOT BELLAVIA: When Lightning Strikes Twice

There is a coincidence I have heard from Christians remarking that the preacher spoke on the very same Bible passage they were contemplating in...

FRED FIRST: Things Are Looking Up . . .

Where the Sidewalk Ends (November 29th post) began a topic that loomed like a new chapter just ahead of me (and you, the reader). But Covid...

MELINDA MYERS: Include Gardening in Your New Year’s Resolution

The New Year is filled with resolutions that usually involve dieting and exercise.  Gardening is a great way to help accomplish those two resolutions,...

SERWAN ZANGANA: A Quick Look At Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the psychiatric disorders that occurs in some people for many reasons. It can be caused by living...