Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy!
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A look at What’sUpNewp’s latest columns.
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‘Sage’ advice on expression, still timely after a century
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
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
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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Just My Opinion: What’s missing? A robust discussion about campaign finance reform
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
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
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!
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
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
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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Gerry Goldstein: Fur, feathers, squeals, hogged some of White House spotlight
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
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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Gerry Goldstein: A historical brew, in one small coffee cup
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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Tiny Kitchen Magic: Chipotle Cocoa Chicken Tacos
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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Just My Opinion: Home fireworks displays sent more than 10,000 to hospital in 2022
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
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
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
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
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 […]