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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...

Be Careful When and Where and How You Saw

When I was young and my head full of mush, I thought ‘logging’, as I practiced that art, was quite manly. I was ushered...

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them...

Jobs Reports: More Than Just A Percentage

According to the August 2, 2013 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor, the national unemployment rate...

Before She Was A Star

She was small, blonde and cold. And she needed a toothbrush -- and a coat. We met on the porch of the Inn at Wise in...

YMCA Sale In Roanoke Raises Big Questions

Roanoke Star Columnist Dick Baynton was asked to look into the recent sale of the YMCA building in downtown Roanoke and filed the following...

Don’t Call Birds Brainless

I’m not sure where the term “bird brain” originated but it certainly came from someone who knew nothing about our feathered friends.  Think about...
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