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Comic – Sour Grapes: Cardiac

by Tim Jones September 19, 2023September 19, 2023

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy!

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‘Sage’ advice on expression, still timely after a century

by Gerry Goldstein September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

Last month, police in Marion, Kan., (population 1,902), raided the community’s 154-year-old weekly newspaper, seizing computers, cell phones, and other material in what many deemed a violation of federal law […]

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Comic – Sour Grapes: Air Mail

by Tim Jones September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy! If you’re headed towards the Granite State Comic Con this weekend, September 15 – 17, in Manchester, New Hampshire, be sure to say hello […]

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Tiny Kitchen Magic: Mushroom and Rice Soup

by Jay Flanders September 11, 2023September 11, 2023

Happy almost Fall, everyone!  Since the best season is approaching, with its foliage and cooler temperatures, I figured I’d get a head start on soup season.  I will be honest, […]

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Comic – Sour Grapes: Forgot

by Tim Jones September 4, 2023September 4, 2023

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy!

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Just My Opinion: What’s missing? A robust discussion about campaign finance reform

by Frank Prosnitz September 4, 2023September 4, 2023

On this election eve, there’s much to ponder, about what we’ve heard from candidates, and what we haven’t. Tomorrow voters will decide who will end up in November running for […]

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Dr. Michael Fine: What’s Crazy about Primary Care in Rhode Island

by Michael Fine, MD September 3, 2023September 3, 2023

Last week, a dear friend, whom I’ve known since she was a child and who is now pushing 40, shared some troubling news. Her family doctor had left, and they […]

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Gerry Goldstein: Portrait of a ‘problem’ that endures

by Gerry Goldstein August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

I am staunchly “woke,” and there’s a guy who has my gratitude for reminding me of it every day. This would be Norman Rockwell, the late “illustrator” once disdained by […]

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Tiny Kitchen Magic: Guacamole Edition!

by Jay Flanders August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

Well, hello, everyone.  Sorry for the delay this month.  Sometimes, the real world gets in the way, but enough about that.  Let’s talk about one of the most popular and […]

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Comic – Sour Grapes: Moody

by Tim Jones August 14, 2023August 14, 2023

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy! Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip; “SOUR GRAPES” about “Aesop”, a miserable-flying dog, living in […]

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Gerry Goldstein: A pond where it’s easy being green

by Gerry Goldstein August 14, 2023August 14, 2023

What goes around comes around, especially here at Shalom Acres, our little hobby farm in Greenville where an octogenarian who once caught frogs as a 12-year-old now does so again. […]

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Comic – Sour Grapes: Surf’s Down

by Tim Jones August 8, 2023August 8, 2023

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes; enjoy!

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Comic – Sour Grapes: Kite

by Tim Jones August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy!

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Gerry Goldstein: Fur, feathers, squeals, hogged some of White House spotlight

by Gerry Goldstein July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

The reasons Donald Trump is abhorred here at Shalom Acres, our little hobby farm in Greenville, are too many to be counted, but among them is the fact that he […]

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Dr. Michael Fine – What’s Crazy In Healthcare: Covid and Florida

by Michael Fine, MD July 25, 2023July 25, 2023

I finally got Covid this week after flying to Florida to attend a family wedding.  Getting Covid was no surprise – all of us will get it eventually – and […]

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Comic – Sour Grapes: Tired

by Tim Jones July 18, 2023July 18, 2023

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy!

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Gerry Goldstein: A historical brew, in one small coffee cup

by Gerry Goldstein July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

For years, a tiny piece of history has resided with other memorabilia on my desk, all accrued over decades of chasing the news. But it was not until last month’s […]

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Comic – Sour Grapes: Hunch

by Tim Jones July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy!

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Tiny Kitchen Magic: Chipotle Cocoa Chicken Tacos

by Jay Flanders July 10, 2023July 10, 2023

Chances are, you’re reading this on a Monday.  That’s perfect because this is a recipe built for Taco Tuesday, which may very well be tomorrow when you’re reading this. I […]

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Comic – Sour Grapes: Management

by Tim Jones July 4, 2023July 4, 2023

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy!

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Just My Opinion: Home fireworks displays sent more than 10,000 to hospital in 2022

by Frank Prosnitz June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

You know those sparklers, the ones you love to give to kids to twirl around, to celebrate the Fourth of July and the days before and after … remember them? […]

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Gerry Goldstein: They said ‘I do,’ but the state moved to put them asunder

by Gerry Goldstein June 24, 2023June 24, 2023

Since June is a popular month for weddings, it’s logical to review what was observed on the 12th: “National Loving Day.”  And since you may have missed it, here’s a […]

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Dr. Michael Fine – What’s Crazy in Health Care: Generic and other medications

by Michael Fine, MD June 18, 2023August 4, 2023

I suffered when the lilacs bloomed about three weeks ago.  After more than six decades of being the only allergic person in an allergic family (my father, of blessed memory, […]

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Gerry Goldstein: Seeing life from both sides and fighting on for a cause

by Gerry Goldstein June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

When frail, 110-pound George W. Jorgensen turned 18 in 1944, he tried to enlist in the wartime Army, which took a peek at his wispy frame and rejected him. But […]

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Gerry Goldstein: From an oceanic disaster, links to the Ocean State

by Gerry Goldstein May 27, 2023May 27, 2023

Those new and ghostly 3D scans of the Titanic, showing in remarkable detail the “unsinkable” liner more than two miles under the sea, reflect an ageless tragedy with strong links […]

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