Getty Images The critically important Pennsylvania Senate race between Lt. Governor John Fetterman and TV celebrity Mehmet Oz – whom Oprah Winfrey used to call “America’s Doctor – is too close to call. Winfrey gave Oz his big break. He made scores of appearances on her show, then got a TV gig of his …
Month: October 2022
NO on #1 – Great concept, but too flawed
I’ve been struggling with Q. #1, which calls for a new four percent tax on income over a million dollars, to be spent on education and transportation. Initially it sounded like a terrific idea - providing a substantial dedicated stream of financial support for much-needed education and transportation priorities to supplement annual budgets. Payment for …
Yes on Q. 4 – preserving driver’s licenses for the undocumented
Several years back, I was driving west on Route 9 in Wellesley. While stopped in the passing lane at a red light, my car was hit from behind. Since the light was still red, I got out to speak to the driver behind to suggest we both pull over to the nearby Mobil station to …
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Books to settle down with in autumn, pt. 2- non-fiction
Factfulness by Hans Rosling was recommended by friends Catherine and Dana at a summertime brunch. They urged the book as an antidote to our discussion about the dystopian world situation. The book reveals itself by its subtitle: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think. The late …
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Books to settle down with in autumn, pt. 1 – fiction
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris is an amazing debut novel by a 29-year-old man about racial and social tensions in the deep South in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. Harris’ prose is luscious; his characters are often odd, and complex. His explorations of their loves, animosities, challenges and misadventures are many-layered …
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Ron DeSantis’s Case of Raging Hypocrisy
Ron DeSantis has had quite a summer. Running for re-election in 2022, positioning himself for a 2024 run for President, Florida's Republican governor has been trolling Democrats, whipping up culture wars, cruelly using asylum-seeking Venezuelans as campaign props, and attacking Joe Biden. He contemptuously calls Biden “Brandon” and “the American Nero” and derides Dr. Fauci …
Marjorie Arons-Barron 