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”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, […]
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A look at What’sUpNewp’s latest columns.
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Gerry Goldstein: Tracking the bluebird of happiness
Not to get personal or anything, but – are you happy? The question is fodder for long thoughts, especially considering the pandemic, inflation, insurrection, supply chain woes, weather disasters, racial injustice, the war in Ukraine, and our sharply divergent opinions on laws and politics. These days, we are not a happy nation. Or are we? […]
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Comic – Sour Grapes: Thunder
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”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, […]
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Comic – Sour Grapes: Stand Up
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”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, […]
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Gerry Goldstein: Humanity in history, from racism to Roe
One could accurately say that history shifted because the late Bruce Boynton craved a cheeseburger. A Black law student at Howard University in Washington, Boynton was en route home to Alabama on Christmas break in 1958 when his Trailways bus made a rest stop at a terminal in Richmond, Va. Noting that the Black section […]
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Comic – Sour Grapes: Head Cold
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”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, […]
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Gerry Goldstein: In the books, a supremely odious decision
Legal scholars and historians have called it the worst Supreme Court decision ever, and a former chief justice characterized it as the court’s “greatest self-inflicted wound.” But these references were not about the recent ruling that struck down Roe v. Wade. This year marks the 165th since the court, in a blatantly racist decision, ruled that […]
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Sour Grapes: Cell Phone
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”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, […]
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Tiny Kitchen Magic: Fennel and Apple Salad
Summer is here and in full, sweaty swing! Sometimes, you just want a nice light and refreshing salad to go with that meal you’ve been cooking over a hot stove in the sweltering heat. Well, you’re in luck, I’ve got just the salad for you. Surprisingly, there are no leafy vegetables in this salad. Nope, […]
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Sour Grapes: Pizza
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”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, […]
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Just My Opinion: Celebrating the Fourth of July safely
If history is a barometer for the future, then over the next several days, thousands of Americans will be treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries from illegal and legal home fireworks displays. And a few, perhaps a dozen, will die. A U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) study estimated that in 2019 there were […]
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Gerry Goldstein: No word of lie, a fascinating holiday’s ahead
A holiday observance is almost upon us, and in view of testimony about “The Big Lie” at the Jan. 6 hearings, it couldn’t be approaching at a more appropriate time. But I’m not referring to July 4, with all its fanfare and home-grilled Whoppers. I’m talking about July 7, a day set aside for eschewing […]
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Column: Golf’s civil war likely to produce no real winners
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist Golf is in the early days of a bitter showdown between the established PGA Tour and an upstart series backed by the repressive Saudi regime, which hopes that throwing around billions will help people forget about its appalling human rights record. If history is any indication, there are unlikely […]
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Gerry Goldstein: Tracing footsteps of our fathers
Decades ago my daughter, Jennifer, brought home from elementary school a hand-made Father’s Day poster on which she had listed what she considered my attributes as a dad. Among these was a statement that summed me up in a fashion others might consider modest. Her assessment: “He is never rotton.” Aside from its rotten spelling, […]
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Tiny Kitchen Magic: Chicken Sausage and Veggie Frittata Muffins
Summer has descended upon us, and with summer comes brunch season. It’s warm out and some of you are having friends over for brunch rather than deal with the tourists at all the restaurants. This recipe is a fantastic one to pull out when you’ve got a bunch of people coming over and want to […]
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Gerry Goldstein: With this ring (and ancient rites) I thee wed
With the pandemic running our lives the past few years, times have been tough for those wanting to marry amid festive ceremony — but a boom is anticipated for 2022, and June should be a busy month at the altar and in the courthouse. What’s the allure of June? Nice weather, of course, but more […]
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Comic – Sour Grapes: Turdle
Here is this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy! About Tim Jones / Sour Grapes Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “SOUR GRAPES”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published […]
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Gerry Goldstein: Nicknames of brass can display their mettle
CNN, which is doing extraordinary and courageous reporting in Ukraine, relies for much of its military analysis on retired Major Gen. James “Spider” Marks. Calling on his expertise, the network tells us much of what we need to know about Russia’s depraved strategy there, but in my viewing has yet to answer a question that […]
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Gerry Goldstein: Dustups on and off the big screen
How fitting that the “slap heard ‘round the world” in March came during Oscar presentations meant to glorify achievement in the movies, themselves a repository of famous slaps. The on-screen slaps were scripted, though – unlike the ad-libbed and inappropriate response by actor Will Smith to an equally inappropriate joke by comedian Chris Rock. Notable […]
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Gov. candidate Gorbea releases 10 years of tax returns
Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, a Democratic candidate for governor, this week released 10 years of tax returns, challenging all other gubernatorial candidates to do the same. “Rhode Islanders deserve nothing less than full transparency from their elected officials—especially from anyone who is seeking to lead the state,” Gorbea said. “This shouldn’t be complicated,” she […]
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Tiny Kitchen Magic: Root Vegetable Hash
Well, hello there! Sorry, I’m a little late this month, good old changing of the weather cruddies got me. Anyway, as I had discussed last month, I’m doing a two-part recipe this month and next. This month will be the side dish. Next month will be the main protein. This is a fantastic dish to […]
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Just My Opinion: Passover: A story of hope, persistence, and freedom
As we gathered as a family around the seder table, celebrating Passover, we once again were reminded how fragile it is, this thing we call freedom. There was solemnity as we re-told the story of the Jews exodus from more than 400 years of enslavement in Egypt, three thousand years ago. We experienced the symbols […]
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Gerry Goldstein: A perfect time to appreciate English, ain’t it?
On Facebook recently, a posting drew thousands of comments when it asked readers to “Kill me with one bad English.” This tortured request came – likely by coincidence – in April, which happens to be National English Language Month, an observance geared toward celebrating our Mother Tongue. One responder pretty much-summed things up by advising […]