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BECKY MAUPIN: Mom Brain Isn’t All in Your Head

The number of times I’ve misplaced my keys and phone is embarrassing. So many times I’ve walked into a room and can’t remember what I needed. Coming up with...

FRED FIRST: Poems, Prayers and Prompts

WHERE WE ARE FROM The answer, when someone asks where you are “from” might be to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bill Clinton’s Shameful Congratulations Of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani – Part I

Far-left Democratic Socialist and Queens three-term assemblyman, Zohran Mamdani, won the Democratic primary on June 24, possibly...

BOB BROWN: What is Real?

Often, an old song plays in my mind. I cannot identify the situations that bring...

FRED FIRST: Spiders I Have Worn

I see now how often what I chose to write about in my haphazard weekly...

Love, Loyalty and Ginger

Sabrina heard it over the TV. “Seven-year-old mixed breed free to good home. Come see her at a local vet clinic.” Well, Sabrina phoned...

Why Government is a Volatile Enterprise

On May 19th, Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the National Urban League Legislative Policy Conference in Washington, District of Corruption. In his speech...

Walking Each Other Home

I met her late in her life. They had known about the mass in her belly for about a year. `Only a matter of...

How Federal Fumblenomics Works

Our government is weighted heavily by academicians like Jonathan Gruber, PhD professor at MIT who admitted lying, calling U.S. voters stupid and deliberately avoiding...

Hard Rain and No Fish But Still A Great Day

I went fishing the other day. I left the house in the late afternoon with the hopes of getting hooked up with a couple...

Authenticity: Does it Matter?

Words are important but it is equally important that we understand their meaning. Our old friend, Merriam-Webster, has this to say about authenticity: Worthy...