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Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
Kathleen Parker Riffling through a haphazard array of papers left unattended on my desk for longer than I care to admit, I didn’t find...
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Oct 9, 20172 min read
History on the Plaza
Aside from the opportunity to hawk my books that the outdoor market at Manalapan has afforded me, it has been it has been a thoroughly...
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Oct 4, 20173 min read
The Real Statin Story
About eight years ago, my then-doctor did a routine blood test to determine my numbers for cholesterol, triglycerides, homocysteine, and...
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Sep 29, 20172 min read
New Story Store
Lake Worth, Florida Attention book lovers and authors! A spiffy new bookstore is set to open in Lake Worth. It’s called Book Cellar, and...
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Sep 25, 20172 min read
Delightful — and Dicey
Costco store, Lantana, Florida When you write a novel based on a significant crime that happened in your area, it leads to encounters and...
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Sep 18, 20174 min read
Wasting Away
Who woulda thunk that a little thing like a communications dilemma wrought by Hurricane Irma could give rise to a discourse on...
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Sep 13, 20173 min read
The Eggo — Our President
E.J. Dionne Jr. Perhaps the most insightful take on the character of Donald Trump that I’ve read was delivered by E.J. Dionne Jr.,...
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Sep 4, 20172 min read
Adverbial Conundrum
Before my novel Murder in Palm Beach: The Homicide That Never Died was published, the outside editor for the publisher evaluated my work...
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Aug 29, 20174 min read
The Big Fat Lie
The You Docs The following is a blog post that I published a year ago. It is every bit as relevant today as it was then. The other day, I...
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Aug 22, 20173 min read
Mona Charen Tells It Like It Is — And Isn’t
Syndicated columnist Mona Charen, a hard-core conservative, is to be congratulated for condemning Republicans for their reticence in...
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Aug 16, 20173 min read
It’s the GOP, Stupid.
Kai Ryssdal Kai Ryssdal, host of Marketplace on National Public Radio, was interviewing James Patterson Monday evening when I tuned in,...
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Jul 25, 20172 min read
Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
It would seem that the “Christian” evangelical leaders of this country are working hard to dissuade anyone of conscience from joining...
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Jul 20, 20173 min read
And I’m Crazy for Loving You, Donald
President Trump It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a 1963 comedy film with a title that describes the United States today – except that...
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Jul 12, 20172 min read
Books, Etcetera
An ancillary benefit from doing book signings is the opportunity to meet the most interesting people. I’ve been signing my novel Murder...
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Jul 5, 20174 min read
American Health Care Mess
Pundits like Mona Charen are not writing on behalf of their readers or their country. Their dissertations are guided by partisan...
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May 29, 20172 min read
The Words They Are a-Changin’
A word in a Palm Beach Post editorial last week sent me to the dictionary. The word was staunching, its “No no no!” I exclaimed,...
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May 23, 20172 min read
Musical Blasts From the Past
What a great week of music it was in different parts of the Palm Beaches. The 65-piece Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches presented an...
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May 7, 20173 min read
A Star is Born Again
Star Parker Star Parker calls to mind the reformed smoker who has no tolerance for smokers. She was a wayward youth until she found...
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Apr 29, 20172 min read
Democracy’s Decline
David Brooks David Brooks, ever the philosopher, had a piece the other day in the New York Times that paints a gloomy picture of a strong...
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Apr 20, 20175 min read
Getting the Boot — and the Booty
Our new president has been promising for a long time to “make America great again.” Two things happened today that inspired me with...
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