“Hello young lovers, whoever you are …” If those lyrics take you back to the 1951 stage musical The King and I, or even the 1956 film, you’re … well, not quite a young lover, I’m sorry to say (sorry mainly for myself). But happily, the song applies to us old lovers and those in […]
Wayne LaPierre, head of the NRA A few of the political observers said on the cable networks that it may be different this time – that the outrage over availability of assault weapons to commit atrocities like the one in Parkland this week just might have reached its peak. Legislative action to control guns may […]
Rep. Ruben Gallego Americans who voted for Donald Trump for president did so because, by golly, he “tells it like it is.” He’s not a craven politician like the rest of them in Washington. The reverse of that has proven to be true, of course. If you want a politician who really tells it […]
Jazz at Lake Worth Street Painting Festival If you are a lover of America’s original art form and happened to be in the Palm Beaches last weekend, you were in heaven. Enhanced by unseasonably balmy weather, jazz was bursting out all over. It emanated from a stage at the east end of downtown Lake […]
As the author of two mystery/suspense/thriller novels – the second just completed and shopped to publishers – I am reluctant to admit that I had never read a John Grisham novel until recently, when I finished The Chamber. Grisham is a master of suspense, intrigue and realism. Published in 1994, the book paints a searing […]
Their concern for our country, these opponents of gun control legislation, is awe-inspiring and commanding of respect. They are such ardent supporters of our Constitution that, in its defense, they can overcome any feelings of compassion for children (other than their own, of course) mowed down by demented people armed with military weapons. They are […]
David Baldacci As the author of two mystery/suspense novels (one awaiting responses from an assortment of publishers I’ve submitted to), I have been devoting increasing attention to the works of the big-name writers in that genre to plumb their modus operandi for what puts hordes of readers in their thrall. Two of the most successful […]
David Brownstein, M.D. For years, my favorite doctor has been a man who lives a long way from my Florida home, though he’s located not so far from my birthplace. He’s in West Bloomfield, Mich., outside Detroit, across the state from where I was born: Muskegon, on beautiful Lake Michigan. If I still lived there, […]
Remember the teeter-totter in the school playground? Do they still have those? I mean, it’s been at least 20 or 30 years since I left grade school. Okay, maybe a few more; I don’t count the years anymore, since I’m not good at advanced mathematics. As a kindergartner in Muskegon, Mich., and an elementary pupil […]
Yippee ki yay! Spring has sprung in West Palm Beach. Warm-blooded creatures such as your faithful scribe have been watching the AccuWeather reports daily to learn whether a jacket will be required the next day, or a comforter needed atop the bed sheets that night. Except for two days, April 13 and 14, when the […]