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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...

The Curious Birder – by Maureen Eiger / Stretch Your Bird Food Budget

I feed birds all year round but this winter I will need to put out more feeders. Why? Remember the crazy weather we had...

Merger Of The Finn And The American

That’s what my new grandson-in-law, Tero Ronkainen, entitled the PowerPoint presentation he gave in lieu of a speech at the reaffirmation of his wedding...

Transitional Blessings

I believe there to be a distinction between a completed and a transitional blessing. A completed blessing might be the birth of a baby,...

‘Music Hath Charms . . . Sometimes

I do not appreciate music as I should.  Afflicted with a lead eardrum, I am like General Ulysses Grant, who said “I only know...

A Northern Spain Runaround

 Zaragoza lies behind us as the Alsa bus gradually climbs into the meseta, the high plateau of north central Spain. A strong and chill...

Good Government: Best Leaders or Best Liars?

A recent column by Hayden Hollingsworth probably reflected the feelings of a vast majority of readers, voters, ordinary citizens and especially politicians. The words...