Sir Pelham Grenville “P. G.” Wodehouse (1881) Wodehouse was an English-American comic writer who enjoyed enormous success during his more than 70-year career. His works are set in Edwardian England and feature idiotic youths, feckless debutantes, redoubtable aunts, and stuffy […]
Frisson Definition: (noun) A moment of intense excitement. Synonyms: Chill, Quiver, Shiver, Shudder, Thrill, Tingle Usage: The story’s ending arouses a frisson of terror.
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
Chairman Crowley Statement on President Trump’s Threat to Abandon Puerto Rico (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after President Trump said he plans to abandon the people of Puerto Rico as the […]
By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor The parade of 154-pound champions in New York Saturday night was the beginning of a boxing season here and Premier Boxing Champions did its part by showcasing three 154-pound title bouts that were broadcast on Showtime Boxing […]
Luke 16:8 (NKJV) “So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.” Financial illiteracy of scripture has been the cause […]
October 12, 2017 – NYC Votes announced that candidates for the office of comptroller in the 2017 General Election Michael Faulkner and Scott Stringer will debate each other on Tuesday, October 17th at 7 p.m. The debate will be broadcast […]
Washington, D.C., October 2, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations to allow the importation of fresh persimmons from New Zealand into the United States. After analyzing the potential […]
Friday, October 13 Governor Cuomo is in New York City. Comptroller Scott Stringer has no public schedule. 10:00 AM – State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli holds a press conference to discuss the Dignity for All Students Act and how well schools […]
Friday, October 13 — With the national median age being 37.9 years, only half of the country’s population experienced life in what might strike young people as a bleak, dark and difficult age. Practically unimaginable today, there was a time […]
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