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BECKY MAUPIN: Still Tired?

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” -Jill Churchill When you are exhausted, it is easy to feel like...

BOB BROWN: The Great Unhinging: A Clinical Emergency

We live in an age where the "tranquility of trivia"—a peace bought with endless, unimportant...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part II

According to the New York Post, Duwaji posted seventy times where she “took extreme positions against Israel and its supporters,” according to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part I

I read a despondent article in The New York Post entitled, “Mamdani’s Wife Rama Duwaji Liked Post Calling Oct....

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part III: The Secure Attachment

In the conclusion of this series, I find myself looking back at a specific decade...

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...

We Need a Few More Sturdy Kids

What has happened to all of the sturdy kids?  You know the ones.  They are not cocky or arrogant but have this sense...