Archive for October, 2017
Quote of the Day: October 29, 2017
Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. George Eliot (1819-1880)
Whose Birthday Is It? October 29, 2017
Bill Mauldin (1921) After joining the US Army as an infantryman in 1940, Mauldin began sketching cartoons about enlisted life. In 1944, he began producing his cartoons full time for the US military newspaper, Stars and Stripes. His portrayal of […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on White House Declaration that the Opioid Epidemic is a Public Health Emergency
Chairman Crowley Statement on White House Declaration that the Opioid Epidemic is a Public Health Emergency (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the White House declared that the opioid epidemic, which […]
Chairman Crowley Surveys Damage in Puerto Rico, Receives Briefing on Recovery Efforts
Chairman Crowley Surveys Damage in Puerto Rico, Receives Briefing on Recovery Efforts (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) joined a congressional delegation to Puerto Rico on Saturday to survey on-the-ground recovery efforts and hear first-hand from […]
Morris Park Residents on the Lookout for Nut with Ax
Morris Park Residents on the Lookout for Nut with Ax by David Greene Residents along Rhinlander Avenue in the Morris Park section are on the look out for a man with an ax, after the still-unknown assailant chopped down a […]
Matters of Faith: A Question of Attitude
Luke 15:27-29 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’ 28 “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his […]
Word of the Day: October 28, 2017
Febrile Definition: (adjective) Of, relating to, or characterized by fever. Synonyms: Feverish Usage: The mother took her febrile and sweating child to the pediatrician.
Whose Birthday Is It? October 28, 2017
Evelyn Waugh (1903) Waugh was an English novelist who is widely considered the greatest satirist of his generation. His novels, characterized by sardonic wit, technical brilliance, and his devoted Catholicism, include A Handful of Dust and Brideshead Revisited. Waugh also […]
Quote of the Day: October 28, 2017
Light is the task where many share the toil. Homer (900 BC – 800 BC)
A Golden Night in Westchester for Fordham’s Frank McLaughlin
A Golden Night in Westchester for Fordham’s Frank McLaughlin The 50th Anniversary of the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame proved to be a Golden Night for Frank McLaughlin as the Fordham University sports legend was enshrined into the pantheon of […]
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