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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...

Getting Big or Getting Out

Looking to shed a few for spring? Great! Just watch out for the “obesogens.” This goblin-blob of a word is less than 7 years old. But...

Evolution of Highest Court Decisions Sheds Light on Partisanship

If you suspect we live in a particularly partisan time, take a look at the Supreme Court. Since 2005, when John Roberts became Chief Justice,...

Of Jews and Christians

Recently, a deranged white supremacist (yes, I know that is redundant) killed three people at a Jewish facility, all three victims being Christian. Memo...

Purring and Tail-Wagging

It is mid-morning here, a time of day that our pets – both canine and feline – by some inner, common accord, decide to...

A Hopeful Time

Dante in Devine Comedy, that epic poem about the afterlife, wrote “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here,” over entrance to hell. The loss...

Despicable Dichotomies

Most polls show that Hillary Rodham Clinton leads all other candidates for nomination for the office of President of the United States. Some supporters...