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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...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Is The Sky Really Falling?

Back in the day when bedtime stories were read to children, one of the favorites was that of Henny-Penny, the chicken that had an...

JOY SYLVESTER JOHNSON: Vanishing Discretion

At age three my grand daughter Faryn has no shame about her body. In fact she is happiest sans any clothes at all. All...

BRUCE RINKER: Fragmented Schooling

Mitchell Thomashow is an eminent science educator and writer who founded the Environmental Studies program at Antioch New England Graduate School in Keene, NH....

DICK BAYNTON: Falling Backward

It is true that falling backward, especially by an older person can end up with serious injuries. Falling forward has the benefit of breaking...

JOY SYLVESTER JOHNSON: America First

“We both have sons, but I do more for my son than I do for your son.  Isn’t that what we’re talking about.  We...

DICK BAYNTON: Potholes, Speed Bumps & Work Rules

The State of Michigan is slated to save about $400 million on the cost of public roads, buildings and highway maintenance (especially potholes). Here’s...
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