I have lived in the East Bronx neighborhood of Morris Park practically my entire life. Predominantly Italian until recently, Morris Park still retains a strong Italian flavor. The Italian language of the neighborhood Nonas fills my ears; the first dishes I cooked without Mom’s help were all Italian (the ingredients purchased at nearby fruit and
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Chicago recently experienced the most violent weekend in its history: 85 people were wounded by gunfire and 25 people were murdered on Memorial Day weekend between 7 pm on Friday, May 29, and 5 am, Monday, June 1. “We’ve never seen anything like it at all,” said Max Kapustin, of the University of Chicago’s Crime
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In March, Princess Pope was forced to close her business – Guns and Roses Boutique, located in Dallas – because of the coronavirus. Then things got worse. Shortly after she was allowed to reopen, Pope’s store was vandalized and looted during the protests and riots that erupted following the death of George Floyd. “I can’t believe it,” Pope told
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Dear Mayors and Governors, In his book The Best Words, Robert Hartwell Fiske, once editor and publisher of the online Vocabula Review, defined kakistocracy (kak-i-Stock-rah-see) as “government by the worst, most unscrupulous, or least qualified citizens.” As one of his examples of usage, he offered this excerpt written by James Russell Lowell in 1876: “What fills me
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In the midst of the pandemic, the call has gone out from politicians of both parties to enact all-mail balloting for the 2020 elections. With Hawaii’s move to all-mail elections this year, five states now mail ballots to all registered voters. Politicians are working hard to assuage concerns over the possibility of election fraud, with Sen. Mitt Romney
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Frustrated with COVID-19 restrictions on daily life, a friend said to me, “I just want to know the truth.” Like many people, my exasperated friend, and others I know, are mesmerized and frightened by daily news reports on the number of COVID-19 cases. You can cite all the data you want, such as these; from
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