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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...

DICK BAYNTON: Two Nations

Politicians, government officials and many others have noted that our nation is divided; some believe by race, some think it’s politics while others believe...

DICK BAYNTON: The Clash of Crises

When we attend high school, we are under the tutelage of a principal, teachers, coaches and at home we have the backup of family...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Another Miserable Hike with James

     “Looks good, James. You first!” We’re facing a shallow sea of cold muddy water. We’ve just hiked down off of Kelly's Knob to...

DICK BAYNTON: Corruption, Disruption, Dysfunction

Let’s start this treatise with commentary about Rahm Emanuel, the current and 44th Mayor of Chicago since 2011. Mr. Emanuel has been dedicated to...

MIKE KEELER: Where Eagles Dare (Or Not)

On the afternoon of July 4, 1776, right after signing the Declaration, the Continental Congress appointed three men - John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Broken Heart

The sixty year old woman came to the ER one week after her stomach pain started. Her nurse came to us and said, “She...
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