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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...

A Perspective on Motherhood

by Stephanie Koehler Last month I turned 21 for the second time.  You can do the math. Judging from the horror stories I had heard...

Anonymous Angels

by Lucky Garvin The Unnoticed Angel There is a reason things happen; and often those things also have a purpose. Her face was too broad to...

Love is Not Spelled “Cupid” by Mark Graham

My wife will insist I’m taking this view simply as an excuse not to indulge her in chocolates, cards, and other gifts. She’s...

Raymond Berry- One of Life’s MVP’s

by Joe Kennedy For me, one of the peak moments of the recent NFL Super Bowl occurred after the game when a lean, brown-haired...

Ask the Nature Lady: Wildlife “Break-ins”

by Marlene Condon People often write to ask me about critters getting into their homes.  The problem is usually that animals are being attracted...

Its Been 99 Years Since Congress Officially Got Its Fingers Into Your Wallet

byMike Keeler The Founding Fathers feared it. They were so concerned that the government would abuse the power of taxation, or that some states...
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