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Now that the dust has settled and the election results are at hand, we can move on to the next big thing … whatever that happens to be.

“It ain’t over till it’s over.” — Yogi Berra on the 1973 National League pennant race

Fall is a bonanza time for television. Virtually all of the major sports are competing for viewer attention on a variety of networks, the premieres of new (and old) series begin to air and streaming…

There’s always been that certain something about baseball.

Valley Voices For years, the United States movie industry has come up with disaster films that have always seemed wildly unrealistic — in a realistic way. Tom Newmann Tidal waves, earthquakes, infernos, epidemics, zombies, alien invasions … these and a host of other grisly events have consistently shown up on our screens. Of course, though some of this stuff does occur, none of it could happen on the massive scale that Hollywood brings it to us, right? After all, it’s just entertainment. ...

“He’s making a list, and checking it twice; Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice.” — “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”

  Tom Newmann Well, seems like lots of “things” (or events) are spending time in the saddle these days. And some of them have particularly sharp spurs. Here are just a few of the sharper-spurred variety: The nasty virus, which has wreaked havoc on the nation — and the world — for well over a year, finally has the much-anticipated vaccines. When the first doses appeared, folks in the U.S. clamored for their shots. Massive vaccine rollouts followed. But now comes the news that some peopl...

Cooking for St. Jude in the quarantine, while a tree rises at Sacred Heart | Pamela’s Food Service Diary Updated Dec 20, 2020; Posted Dec 20, 2020 Quarantine Cuisine is a compilation of recipes from a blog that sprang up in the COVID-19 quarantine stage. This is the Ricottamisu from the book. (Courtesy of Loredana Sherman Design)Pamela Silvestri Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On a Sunday in this column, the hope is to deliver encouraging, positive news about our food community and m...