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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...

Blood in the Valley: Traditional Knowledge and a Compelling Spring Wildflower

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. One of my favorite early-spring native wildflowers is bloodroot.  As the phoebe begins to sing and nest, the soil...

Walking Each Other Home

by Lucky Garvin I met her late in her life.  They had known about the mass in her belly for about a year.  `Only a...

Anthony’s Doughnuts

by Leigh Sackett My son has discovered the joy of cooking. He has always (like most children) loved mixing potions, but the wonderful local...

How to Raise Money for Good Causes

by Hayden Hollingsworth Money is on everyone’s mind these days and none more so than charitable organizations.  The federal government, every state assembly, and...

Just Another Night in Kharbarovsk

by John Robinson “NYSHA, NYSHA!” Osetta repeats again, her high-pitched wail directed toward the keyhole in the heavy, dented steel door. “NYSHA, NYSHA!” This has...

Frustration is Necessary

by Keith McCurdy With regularity I am asked by exasperated moms and dads “why do we keep getting into arguments with our kids when...
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