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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, women, and children. 42 million poor Americans lost their SNAP benefits (f.k.a. food stamps)...

FRED FIRST: Winter is Coming: Make Ready!

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

BOB BROWN: “I don’t see how I can go on like this”

The round, sad Asian American face of the 26-year-old single Soldier sitting uncomfortably in front...

SCOT BELLAVIA: God in the Library

Talking to strangers about God is a muscle I don’t work very often. But I...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part IV

As Gabrielle Fahmy wrote in the Post, "in its most recent platform, the group blasts...

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...

The Happy Chef – Mid-Winter Lobster Bisque

by Leigh Sackett Winter is certainly upon us and has been for awhile. We may not be seeing as much white stuff as New...

“You Can’t Go Home Again . . .” Or Can You?

by Lucky Garvin I paid a visit five days ago. From ages ten through seventeen, my home was in Stephentown, a little hamlet founded...

Paying Back the Debt . . . a Personal Priority

by Hayden Hollingsworth As President Obama unfurled his thoughts in the State of the Union message it was obvious there is much we need...
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