GOP Comes Up Short

March 20th, 2013

By Jeffrey Page
“I’m against it. No matter what it is or who commenced it, I’m against it.”

Hope: Two Sides of the Same Coin

March 13th, 2013

By Bob Gaydos
With death imminent, an actress finds joy in life. With an infinite future, Republicans are on a death march.

All Aboard the Fancy Feast Express!

March 13th, 2013

By Emily Theroux
Two weeks after my husband’s layoff, we’re saving a small fortune on gasoline. It’s almost spring. We’re literally running on fumes and nervous energy.

We Don’t Eat Horses, Do We?

March 6th, 2013

By Bob Gaydos
Americans don’t eat animals who are pets, companions, participants in sports or, indeed, partners in war, all of which the horse has been in America. Spike is a companion; Secretariat was a champion.

Carrie’s Painting of the Week – 3/6/13 (and more)

March 6th, 2013

A dog, a book and a trip – who could ask for more?

Three Things That are Obsolete

February 27th, 2013

By Bob Gaydos
We can do without pennies, cursive writing and the modern Republican Party.

I Lose Weight; They Lose Respect

February 27th, 2013

By Jeffrey Page
The program is important, but it’s the people who lead Weight Watchers meetings who are the real reason for its success.

Carrie’s Painting of the Week – 2/25/2013

February 25th, 2013

A painting, an invitation and a trip!

‘Boehnerquester,’ Not ‘Obamaquester’!

February 20th, 2013

By Emily Theroux
Like the Debt Ceiling Debacle and the Fiscal Cliff Fiasco before it, the Sequester Stalemate is abstract and unfathomable to many Americans who don’t pay much attention to the legislative process.

The GOP Comes Up Dry on Candidates

February 20th, 2013

By Bob Gaydos
Since the GOP debt-limit cliff dive, survivors have continued to display self-destructive instincts, in ways both ridiculous and sublime.