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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, women, and children. 42 million poor Americans lost their SNAP benefits (f.k.a. food stamps)...

FRED FIRST: Winter is Coming: Make Ready!

Though a few poetic souls and tree-hugging types like me will make soft cooing noises...

BOB BROWN: “I don’t see how I can go on like this”

The round, sad Asian American face of the 26-year-old single Soldier sitting uncomfortably in front...

SCOT BELLAVIA: God in the Library

Talking to strangers about God is a muscle I don’t work very often. But I...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part IV

As Gabrielle Fahmy wrote in the Post, "in its most recent platform, the group blasts...

ALISHA BREWER NELSON: The Montana By Way of Texas Language Barrier

For those of us City Girls who married Country Boys, we knew there would be some adjustments we'd have to make, which wasn't surprising....

DENNIS GARVIN: Some Things Just Shouldn’t Be Allowed

I have been seeing the Rev. Henry for some years now. Twice a year the reverend appears, stooped with age, shuffling into my office...

Managing a Difficult Insect Pest on Houseplants

A sticky substance on plant leaves, plant stands, and the floor are often the first clue alerting gardeners to a problem. If a closer...

SCOTT DREYER: How To Boil A Country – Part 2

Don’t be misled. Galatians 6:7 (The Message) A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. ...

H. BRUCE RINKER: Trump’s New Clothes

“The Emperor Has No Clothes” was a folktale published in 1837 by Hans Christian Anderson, a Danish author. The plot begins with two swindlers in...

SCOTT DREYER: How To Boil A Country – Part I

Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. - James 1:16 (NIV) “Don’t know much about history” was a hit song in 1960, and even...
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