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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...

The Very Miraculous Septic Tank Excavation

by John Robinson The old septic tank needed attention. The tank cleaner folks said that if we uncovered the access hole it would save...

The Haves and the Have Nots

by Hayden Hollingsworth The news has been full of the travails of Egypt and no one is sure how this is going to conclude. ...

Yes, Virginia, You Can Believe in God and Evolution!

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. In some religious circles or in another era, I might be vilified as someone to be burned at the...

A Perspective on Priorities

by Stephanie Koehler There is nothing quite like a “near miss” to set your priorities straight.  You know the feeling… the rush of adrenalin...

Playing Ahead of The Game

by Lucky Garvin I am privileged to work with a group of highly motivated and very bright medical practitioners. But as capable as they all...

Disaster-Mapping: Let’s Start Pulling the Pins Now

by Fred First The car won't start and the milk you poured on your cereal this morning went south. The kids have the flu...