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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won the Nathan‘s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, which was located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

Being Snowbound With Teens Not for the Faint of Heart

Generally, I am not a big fan of houseguests, particularly those of the overnight variety.  Relatives excluded, visitors strewn about the house tend to...

Real Change for the New Year

How is your New Year’s resolution going?  Have you gotten back into the gym yet? Are you still avoiding that cup of coffee or...

The Best Laid Plans…

“The best- laid plans of mice and men / Go oft awry" .. Robert Burns , To a Mouse When our son...

Of Tots and Terrorism

The smoke is clearing . . . at least it seems to be happening.  The entire furor of the holidays has quieted. No missing...

Some Insights from Will and Ariel Durrant

In my last column I wrote about two extraordinary historians, Will and Ariel Durrant. Here are some of the stories, thoughts and wisdom from...

The Preacher’s Corner by Donna Hopkins Britt

“How was your Christmas?” my friend asked me. “Fine.” “What do you mean, ‘fine’?” she said with concern.  She had expected, “Great!” or “A blast!” ...