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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...

Life With Sabrina

As a newly married man you might suppose ‘Let’s’ means ‘We,’ Not so, my man; so very not so. Now to be fair, my...

The Happiest and Not So Happiest Places On Earth

You want happiness? OK, make a reasonable amount of money, endure a long hard winter, ride a bike, and get a better government. Last week...

Agriculture in the Sublime

Although President George Washington recommended the creation of a national board of agriculture in 1796, a federal department of agriculture was not created until...

Tropical Storm Manuel: Lessons for México and Beyond

For the tourist city of Acapulco, the statistics about Tropical Storm Manuel are staggering, especially given its seemingly unassuming status as a storm and...

Feminism and the Christian wife

I know a little bit about feminism.  I was raised by a feminist.  My mother went back, at age 45, to get her Master’s...

Americans are Unique, Not Exceptional

Years ago, I saw a cover of Sports Illustrated featuring Barry Bonds. The caption was, “I’m Barry Bonds and You’re Not.”  I was immediately...