By Williams Coppola: Bronx Chronicle Sports The disappointment of not having a full season in sports today, at every level, is something we have all had to deal with in our own way. From amateur to the pros, this pandemic has […]
Muriel Ellen Deason, AKA Kitty Wells (1919) Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Wells sang gospel music in church as a child and performed on radio in the 1930s. She achieved fame with her 1952 hit, “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,” a rebuttal to a popular song about wayward women. It made her the first female musician to top the country music charts, paving the way for later female country stars such as Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline. She sang about topics such as drinking and divorce. How did radio stations react to her first hit? More…
You have such strong words at command, that they make the smallest argument seem formidable. George Eliot (1819-1880)
conjuration Definition: (noun) Calling up a spirit or devil. Synonyms: invocation Usage: The mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit, but, by some irregularity in the process of conjuration, has failed to win the master-word that should control this new and incomprehensible intelligence. Discuss.
Now that the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating conventons are over, we can not forget what the next President, whomever he is, will face: The treasury is going to need increased revenues while trying to assist lower paying workers with […]
By Rev. J. Loren Russell “Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. […]
John Locke (1632) Locke was an English philosopher and founder of British Empiricism. He summed up the Enlightenment in his belief in the middle class and its right to freedom of conscience and right to property, in his faith in science, and in his faith in the goodness of humanity. His influence on philosophy and political theory has been incalculable. His 1690 Two Treatises of Government influenced the American and French revolutions. He once fled to Holland under suspicion of involvement in what plot? More…
One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more. Washington Irving (1783-1859)
mucilaginous Definition: (adjective) Having the sticky properties of an adhesive. Synonyms: gluey, glutinous, gummy, sticky, viscous, pasty Usage: I attempted to recreate the delectable-looking homemade marshmallows featured in the magazine but succeeded only in making a mucilaginous mess. Discuss.
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor PUBLISHED ON FACEBOOK @Worldwide Boxing Perhaps, the other major sports leagues should look at the sport of boxing. The MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, and WNBA playoffs and scheduled games were postponed this week all due […]
The U.S. Space Command has evidence that Russia conducted a test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon. On July 15, Russia injected a new object into orbit from Cosmos 2543. Moscow released the object in proximity to another Russian satellite, which […]
Thursday afternoon Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez and the Albanian American Open Hand Association inc, gave out bags and boxes of various food to the community. Helping Assemblywoman Fernandez and the AAOHA were 80th District Leader Marco Sierra and State Committeewoman Sandra […]
WHAT: Street co-naming for SSG Santiago Frias WHEN: Friday, August 28, 2020 11:00 AM WHERE: W. 183rd Street and Grand Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453 WHO: Council Member Fernando Cabrera, family members of SSG Santiago Frias, community members QUOTE: “I’m proud to have sponsored the legislation co-naming […]
William Robertson Davies (1913) Davies was one of Canada’s most distinguished writers. Educated at Oxford, he produced more than 30 works of fiction throughout his long literary career, as well as plays, essays, and criticism. Among the themes explored in his densely plotted novels are life’s moral dimensions and the isolation of the spirit. He is best known for his three novel trilogies dealing with life and culture in fictional Ontario villages. What innovative technology, considered indispensible today, did he proudly shun? More…
The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief. George Eliot (1819-1880)
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