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SCOTT DREYER: Tribute to Jane Dreyer

On Saturday, February 8, 2025, my mother at age 93 went to be with the Lord Jesus in whom she put her trust way back in the 1970s. Her obituary: Jane...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Living Abroad – The Beginnings of an Expat’s Life Experiences

A junior year of studying abroad at the University of Barcelona, Spain was my first...

DENNIS GARVIN: My Struggle With Rap

I do not appreciate music as I should. Afflicted with a lead eardrum, I am...

BOB BROWN: Regarding Emotions

“Carefully shaped words can reshape the lives of people” because they touch the heart, breathe...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Stalin Would Have Been Proud Of New York Magazine

Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, also known as Stalin (“Man of Steel”) brutally ruled the Soviet Union...

Independence Day – A Celebration of Self Reliance

by Keith McCurdy So what does the 4th of July mean to you?  The other day my daughter and I were coming down Grandin...

A Husband’s Diary – Entry #2

by Lucky Garvin We do things differently.  If we're going out, I get dressed once.  She averages 6-8 changes. "Does this match, Gahvin?" "I...

Recipe of the Week – Happy’s Super Hot Salsa

by Leigh Sackett I made this salsa Tuesday night on a whim. It turned out to be really delicious but HOT! I love spicy things...

All Trails Lead to Blue Ridge Mountains

by Fred First A city girl, my mother used to say wistfully that she was born with the country in her bones. I lived, early...

Sadly, You’ve Heard This One Before

by Mike Wheeler And you have Daniel Butterfield to thank.  He was just a kid from Utica, New York, who attended Union College and...

Recipe of the Week – Thomas Jefferson’s Sweet Potato Biscuits

by Leigh Sackett When celebrating Independence Day a standard hot dog, hamburger, watermelon cookout with sparklers in hand is great but what I am...