“Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?” Luke 16:11-12 (NKJV) A few months ago, I wrote an article on financial literacy from a Biblical perspective and argued […]
By Carlos De Jesus IV NYCFC picked up right where they left off before the international break, extending their unbeaten streak to thirteen straight with a 4-2 win over the Eastern Conference leading Philadelphia Union. Made all the more impressive […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor This columnist was 7-years old in the Bronx, the Arthur Avenue Boy and one of a very few Mets fans that had to take abuse from the borough favorite Yankees fans. So it is obvious […]
There was a flurry of White House activity following President Trump’s surprise decision to not proceed with a military response to Iran’s downing of an American unmanned drone in international airspace. New sanctions were imposed on Iranian leaders. According to […]
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712) Rousseau was a Swiss-French philosopher and writer who had a lasting impact on politics, literature, and education. In particular, he strongly influenced the theories of the French Revolution and the romantics. Many of his ideas stemmed from […]
Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would be tyrants if they could. Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)
charmer Definition: (noun) Someone with an assured and ingratiating manner. Synonyms: smoothie, sweet talker Usage: Joseph was such a charmer that he was able to convince Hannah to give him the last of her mother’s homemade cookies. Discuss.
By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Consider this statement from MLB Commissioner Bob Manfred: “We don’t want to just be strong where we already have a baseball culture. We want to grow and expand into areas where baseball is not being played.” […]
Middle and high school students from the Schermerhorn and Van Cleve programs at the New York Institute for Special Education, who are visually impaired and emotionally challenged, proudly received their diplomas during a commencement ceremony celebrating their success’, on Wednesday, June […]
Emma Goldman (1869) Goldman was an American anarchist. She became active in the movement after 1889,and her speeches began to attract attention throughout the US. In 1893, she was imprisoned for inciting a riot. She was also imprisoned in 1916 for publicly advocating birth control and again in 1917 for obstructing the draft. She was deported to Russia in 1919 but left in 1921 because of her disagreement with the Bolshevik government. She was permitted to reenter the US for a lecture tour in 1934 on what condition? More…
When we quarrel, how we wish we had beenblameless. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
thin-skinned Definition: (adjective) Quick to take offense. Synonyms: huffy, touchy, feisty Usage: My thin-skinned students often mistake myconstructive criticism for personal attacks. Discuss.
Today The New York Mets and the City of New York honored Hall of Famer Tom Seaver by renaming the street between Northern Blvd. and Roosevelt Ave. (formerly 126th St.) to Seaver Way and changing the address of Citi Field to […]
BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR SLASHING THROATS OF 12-YEAR-OLD SON AND TEEN STEPDAUGHTER Defendant Also Tried to Escape From Custody; Hit NYC DOC Officer with Metal Pipe Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been […]
Violette Szabo (1921) Szabo was a British secret agent during WWII.After her husband died in the war, Szabo, who was fluent in French, offered her services to the British Special Operations Executive. After intensive training, she parachuted into German-occupied France to reorganize a French resistance network. On her second mission, she was captured by the Nazis. She endured interrogation and torture before being transferred to a concentration camp, where she was later executed. How old was Szabo when she died? More…
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