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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump‘s Decision To Release The Epstein Files Is Overdue

I read an article in the New York Post on November 16 entitled “Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files in stunning reversal: “‘Nothing to hide, ’” written by Zoe...

ANDY PITZER: Amtrak Trek: Lake Shore Limited/Southwest Chief/Empire Builder

NYC TO CHI: Lakeshore Limited (NY, MA, PA, OH, IN, IL) The first leg of the Amtrak train...

BOB BROWN: The Recent Sale of the Brooklyn Bridge, Part One

The 2025 election results in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and Seattle are troubling to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump’s “Great Gatsby Party” At His Mar-a-Lago Club on October 31 Was In Poor Taste

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is our country’s largest anti-hunger program for men,...

FRED FIRST: Winter is Coming: Make Ready!

Though a few poetic souls and tree-hugging types like me will make soft cooing noises...

Of Power and Passion

by Hayden Hollingsworth Once again, we are flooded with more information than we need to have about the private lives of the rich and...

Recipe of the Week: Memorial Day American Flag Cake

by Leigh Sackett I have discovered recently that being ignorant to my nation’s history is like being given a wonderful birthday present and not caring...

Still Searching . . . But Keeping My Sense of Humor

by Jon Kaufman It is day sixty-four of unemployment and friends; I am still desperate and jobless.  Like many Americans, I am experiencing the...

“Oh, That Is Just The Way Kids Are!”

by Keith McCurdy How many times have you heard a statement like, “that is just the way kids are” or “teenagers are just like...

Not Sure? Just Look It Up!

by Mary Jo Shannon “I know what a raccoon is! I don’t need to look it up in the dictionary!” my son Harry shouted,...

A Final Epitaph For Our Dear Rock

by Lucky Garvin Our nine-year-old Dobermann, Rock, lay on the screen porch one afternoon two weeks ago. A car came up the driveway, and...