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May 5, 20181 min read
And We Think We Got It Bad …
I’ve never been a big fan of historical fiction, but this post-Civil War tale sounds like a worthy read. KITCHEN CANARY is the debut...
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May 3, 20185 min read
Georgia on my Mind
When I was a newspaper journalist, my editor once assigned me to do a feature story on some fitness fanatic who formed a business of...
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Apr 10, 20184 min read
The Rotting Fish
Sherman Adams Sherman Adams. Scott Pruitt A lot has happened in the 60 years since then. Today, we have a presidential administration...
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Mar 28, 20183 min read
Springtime for Handiworks
Yippee ki yay! Spring has sprung in West Palm Beach. Warm-blooded creatures such as your faithful scribe have been watching the...
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Mar 25, 20182 min read
Riding High
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...
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Mar 18, 20184 min read
The Brownstein Factor
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...
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Mar 10, 20182 min read
The Plot Thickens
David Baldacci As the author of two mystery/suspense novels (one awaiting responses from an assortment of publishers I’ve submitted to),...
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Mar 3, 20184 min read
Constitutionally Constipated
Their concern for our country, these opponents of gun control legislation, is awe-inspiring and commanding of respect. They are such...
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Mar 1, 20182 min read
A Great Read — Till the Ending
As the author of two mystery/suspense/thriller novels – the second just completed and shopped to publishers – I am reluctant to admit...
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Feb 28, 20182 min read
All That Jazz
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...
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Feb 18, 20182 min read
The Truth Teller
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...
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Feb 17, 20184 min read
The Power and the Glory and the Money
A few of the political observers said on the cable networks that it may be different this time – that the outrage over availability of...
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Feb 14, 20181 min read
LOVE IS IN THE AIR
“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,...
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Feb 11, 20181 min read
A BUCKET O’ BOOKS — FREE !
A reminder, folks: The big BOOK GIVEAWAY ends tomorrow, Monday, Feb. 12. So if you want to get a treasure trove of crime novels by...
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Feb 5, 20181 min read
FREE BOOKS!!!
Today, I am departing from my usual blather about whatever. Instead, I have a fun surprise to share with you. I’ve teamed up with 35-plus...
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Jan 23, 20184 min read
The Craven Politician
Open Letter to Trump Supporters: President Trump Let’s see if I understand this. You voted for Donald Trump because you thought he was...
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Jan 12, 20183 min read
Wayward Words
“Words matter” is a buzz phrase tossed around frequently these days, and remarks yesterday by our clueless, callous, boorish and...
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Dec 22, 20178 min read
Happy Holidays?
Bob’s Christmas Letter 2017 Dear Family and Friends, I do not bring you tidings of great joy. The Miami Dolphins just lost their chance...
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Dec 16, 20173 min read
Climbing out of the Cellar
Independent bookstores are bucking the trend in brick-and-mortar retail stores heading downward. For the last eight or so years, nonchain...
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Dec 10, 20175 min read
Nascent Nazism
President Obama Despite all of the cautionary advice against it, President Obama several days ago used the N word. No, that’s not what I...
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