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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won the Nathan‘s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, which was located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

SCOTT DREYER: We Are A Broke Nation: US National Debt Breaks $33 Trillion

"I have had many anxieties for our commonwealth, principally occasioned by the depreciation of our money." --Patriot and Governor of Virginia Patrick Henry While many...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Credit Card Debt at $1 Trillion Is NOT a Sign of Consumer Strength

The Washington Post republished an article on August 31 entitled “Credit Card Debt at $1 Trillion Is a Sign of Consumer Strength” written by...

FRED FIRST: Changing of The Guard

The seasonal gears are shifting. Can you feel it? Life transitions, day by shorter day, from turbo overdrive of summer to the slow uphill crawl...

Fall Landscape Care With Pollinators in Mind

No matter where you live, investing time caring for your landscape now will pay off with a healthier, more beautiful landscape next spring and...

DEVOTIONAL: B.U.S.Y. (2)

Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run;     hurry and scurry puts you further behind.  -- Proverbs 21:5 (The Message) One of the reasons old...

SCOTT DREYER: Happy Constitution Day 2023!

The US Constitution was signed by its framers on September 17, 1787, in what we now call Independence Hall in Philadelphia. That's why today...