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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part I

I read a despondent article in TheNew York Post entitled, “Mamdani’s Wife Rama Duwaji Liked Post Calling Oct. 7 Hamas Rapes Of Israelis A 'Mass Hoax': Report.”The afflicting article was co-written by Rich Calder and Doree Lewak and...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part III: The Secure Attachment

In the conclusion of this series, I find myself looking back at a specific decade...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part II

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat observed in a highly accurate op-ed entitled “The American Empire in Retreat,”...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again--home for almost 40 years, and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part I

I read a misinformed article in the New York Times on February 27, which was written by Edward Wong. The article’s title was “Trump’s Foreign Policy:...

What Do We Do Now, Now That We’re Happy?

So Estragon poses to Vladmir in the iconic play, “Waiting for Godot.”  This question really struck me when listening to excerpts in a recent...

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...