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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...

Gloria Dei Est Vivens Homo

"The glory of God is the living man, and the life of man is the vision of God."              ...

Minimum Wage? Get Serious!

Just for the sake of argument, let’s talk about minimum wages. In my first job at Kroger’s as a bag boy, I earned 35...

Detroit is the USA (and Vice Versa)

Sixty years ago, Dwight D. Eisenhower was inaugurated 34th President of the United States. Dr. Jonas Salk developed a polio vaccine. The Federal Department...

Wild Bill’s Sport’s Roundup!

It's time to put the pigskin on the tee. High school football practices across the Roanoke Valley opened in full stride this week with all...

United States or Haiti – Which is the Truly Poorer Nation?

Haiti occupies the western one-third of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Rocked by earthquakes and devastated by hurricanes, it is the poorest nation in...

A Very Sweet Summer Secret

Looking for a sweet summer activity for the kids? Check into an inn in Whitman MA. It was here that one of the most fun...
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