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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 Certain Special Christmas

by Mary Jo Shannon “Mom, the weather report for Wednesday doesn’t look good – a major snowstorm. I think you should come now.” Kathy’s...

The Preacher’s Corner – Your Laundry Is On The Line

My youngest son loves to go to the “Confession Stand.” He doesn’t want to make an appointment with the local priest, however. He...

The Politics of Giving

Mudslinging, finger pointing and harshly drawn lines have become the norm, not just at election time, but throughout the year. There is, however,...

Technology Gone Awry . . . Hal, Meet Sam

by Jon Kaufman Ever been scolded by a person who does not exist?  Thanks to the wonders of technology, such an encounter is not...

It’s The Holiday Season – Time For A Real Spicy Tale

by Mike Keeler One day long ago on an island off the coast of India, someone noticed that when they cut down a certain...

Finding Our Way To Peace by Donna Hopkins Britt

Pete and I started dating during college.  He was an only child in a wealthy family who picked me up in his t-top...
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