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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 vote to release Epstein files in stunning reversal: “‘Nothing to hide, ’” written by Zoe...

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,...

FRED FIRST: Winter is Coming: Make Ready!

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

As Long As We’re Looking At Dog Pictures . . .

Shortly after publishing last week’s missive I came across this picture of the small Hound mix that wandered in out of the wilderness to...

Tax Season Is Stress Season For Many

While 56 percent of respondents look forward to tax season, 46 percent admit that filing taxes is stressful. Do you file taxes early? Yes (67...

DICK BAYNTON: Life and Death In Idlib Province, Syria

Syria, about the size of North Dakota with a population of about 17 million people has been in deadly turmoil since late January 2011...

MIKE KEELER: All We Need Are 5 “KBC” Golden Egg Knobs

For this, the penultimate email about the Asa Hunt House renovation, we present an installment of, "You Can't Make This Up." The renovation that predated...

BARBARA LEACH: Spotlight on Winter Jasmine

At the Master Gardener Help Desk we have received quite a few calls about the crazy forsythia blooming early.  While it HAS been a...

DENNIS GARVIN: Empress Pelosi Explained

I must confess to some confusion about the behavior of Nancy Pelosi in her role as Speaker of the House, essentially the Majority leader...