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BOB BROWN: Recent Sale of Brooklyn Bridge, Part Two

In 2025, America’s fertility rate reaches a historic low, while Muslim and Arab communities maintain larger family growth. These groups have bigger households than the national average, shaped by...

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...

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,...

Dry and Warm: No Easy Matter for Plucked Chickens

by Fred First Assured in advance by the region’s soggy-foggy reputation that I would face constant drizzling rain there, I bought the first modern...

Youth Learns The Hard Way

by Robert Adcox The other day I was feeling nostalgic and daydreaming about my youth. The misadventures I experienced were often harrowing while they...

Journey On . . . By Joe Lehman

Many of us find it helpful to think of our lives as journeys.   Journeys have a goal and a direction.   “Road”...

The Best Mountaineer Ever

by Mike Keeler The greatest athlete in the history of his sport recently passed away.  You've probably never heard of him.  In 1954, a group...

Recipe of the Week: Anthony’s Apple Oatmeal Crumble

by Leigh Sackett Recently I got up at 5:30 AM to go to the grocery store. It was that kind of day - I...

Is Anything Working?

by Hayden Hollingsworth Well, let’s see now . . . is anything going well? The world financial markets are totally unsettled and, as if that...