Master Sergeant Floyd Fisher Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2005 Floyd Fisher, having distinguished himself with acts of uncommon valor and gallantry on the battlefield during WW II and decades of tireless service to his community, has earned a […]
The New York Yankees today announced that they have signed outfielder Aaron Hicks to a seven-year contract extending through the 2025 season, with a club option for the 2026 season. This contract replaces his one-year contract for 2019 that was previously announced […]
George Harrison (1943) Harrison was a British rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as a member of the Beatles from 1962 to 1970. Although John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the Beatles’ main songwriters, Harrison, “the quiet Beatle,” generally […]
A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
antitrust Definition: (adjective) Of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices. Synonyms: antimonopoly Usage: Government antitrust laws prevented the technology company from merging with its only competitor. Discuss.
Last month, twenty-three people filed petitions to run for the vacant position of New York City Public Advocate, and seventeen candidates (one suspended her campaign) made it onto Tuesday’s nonpartisan Special Election ballot. Because it is a City Charter-mandated nonpartisan […]
By Reverend J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Matthew 22:14-14 NKJV “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how […]
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788) An unhappy and solitary man, Schopenhauer was a German philosopher whose works earned him the title “the philosopher of pessimism.” The bias of his own temperament and experience was crucial to the development of his celebrated philosophy—reflections […]
It wasn’t until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say “I don’t know.” W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
belly-up Definition: (adjective) Financially ruined. Synonyms: bankrupt Usage: The struggling grocery store was forced to lay off several employees to avoid going belly-up. Discuss.
By Steven Simineri Spring Training is always more fun with legitimate battles taking place, but that doesn’t project to be the case at New York Yankees camp, where manager Aaron Boone’s depth chart is all but complete. Barring injuries or […]
FIRST BRONX INDICTMENT UNDER ‘SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD’ LAW Bronx Man Allegedly Brought 14-Year-Old Girl to Motel for Sex With “John;” Authorities Rescued Teen At Motel After She Was Reported Missing Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today […]
FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BAYCHESTER YOUTH COUNCIL SENTENCED FOR STEALING FEDERAL FUNDS Earnestine Russell Stole Thousands of Dollars Meant For Middle-School Children Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that Earnestine Russell, a former, longtime director of […]
Andrés Segovia (1893) Segovia was a Spanish guitarist whose transcriptions of early contrapuntal music, along with his concerts and recordings, were largely responsible for the 20th-century resurgence of interest in the guitar and its possibilities as a concert instrument. Almost […]
You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
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