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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 me, a student of the human mind. The election of “democratic socialists,” and the...

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...

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...

Ground Cherry Tomato Pineapple Vanilla Smoothie Pie?

For those of you who gagged on last week's Lima beans, we've got two words for you: Ground Cherries. No, not ground-up cherries. Ground Cherries....

Government Waste You Don’t Know About

Following are some government expenditures that didn’t make the headlines: The story of our government picking ‘winners or losers’ is legendary. But how many...

The Incredible and Mostly Edible Lima Bean

These things are so awesome and tasty, they're killer.  When the Spanish were first exploring the Americas, they ran into many dangers.  One of...

The Arrowhead

The finely-tooled notch is what caught my eye on the frigid January day. My wife and son and I are hiking on a lonely...

The End Game- By Liza Field

Accept life! It's the only game in town. -- “Kilroy Cafe”     “When are the Games over?” my fellow lap-swimmer asked. I stood up from the...

The Question of Science in an Election Year

 A few years ago, while visiting a friend who lived and worked in a Chicago suburb, I browsed a locally-syndicated bookstore. I noted...