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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...

SAMANTHA SNELLINGS: Sick Children Trade in Hospital Visits for Princesses

Hannah Pieper locks herself in the McDonald’s bathroom, staring at her reflection in the mirror and adjusting the purple wig on her head until...

STUART REVERCOMB: Every Dog Has His Day

Sometimes a picture really does speak a thousand words – and then some. Such is the one posted with this column taken by my...

DICK BAYNTON: Political Sophistry

Recently I heard one of the current band of presidential candidates whine that he had interviewed several people only to find that they were...

So – Who Is God Anyway?

That seems like an interesting enough question to answer in 247 words. Some say “God is Love” in the capital “L” sense of the word...

DICK BAYNTON: States Rights (And Wrongs)

Amendments IX and X (9 & 10) are similar in limiting Constitutional rights by Federal and State government and by the people. Both of...

MIKE KEELER: The Lasting Legacy of Doctor Bronner and His Magic Soap

The Doctor is dead. But he's still trying to clean up the world's messes. The Heilbronner family were soap makers. They got their name from...