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Book Review by Patricia Vaccarino The House of Mirth

Patricia Vaccarino

April 18, 2020

John Siscoe, owner of Globe Books in Seattle, recommended that I read “The House of Mirth” before I write my third Yonkers book that covers distinctions between the working-class and upper-class as a leitmotif.

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Books

Libraries We Love – The Chappaqua Library

William Lulow

April 16, 2020

The key to understanding people and the world around us begins with education. One way to learn about the world is by developing a love of books. Each month, we profile a library. Large, small, urban, rural, post-modern, quaint or neo-classic; do you have a library that you love? Tell us about it. This month William Lulow writes about The Chappaqua Library, located in Chappaqua, New York.

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Books

THE “HEART OF YONKERS” CAPTURES WORKING-CLASS HEROES IN THE 1970S

Lisa Horchow

April 14, 2020

Author Patricia Vaccarino can’t seem to forget her hometown, Yonkers. She’s back with a new story, “The Heart of Yonkers,” that takes us back to a time long before social distancing.

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Health

Who’s Afraid of WHO?

Peter Corning

April 13, 2020

Who’s Afraid of WHO? A political virus is assaulting our country, and the epicenter is Donald Trump.

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Business

How you can make the most of your time right now

Ron Flavin

April 12, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of slowing down in the immediate future, much of the active workforce continues to work from home. While this may be easier for some industries than others, the idea of working remotely can often seem appealing at first. Now that some time has passed, the novelty may have started to wear off a little bit.

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Books

Desperately Longing to be Lolita

Patricia Vaccarino

April 09, 2020

The Lover by Marguerite Duras is set in 1920s colonial Indochina. A French teenage girl meets a handsome Chinese playboy, who is from a respectable family. Going against the conventions of their respective societies, the lustful pair begin a torrid affair in a seedy Saigon neighborhood.

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World Views

The Coronavirus and the “Common Good”

Peter Corning

April 06, 2020

The Coronavirus and the “Common Good” The coronavirus could be called a “common bad.” It reminds us that there are positive alternatives as well.

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Entertainment

Healing STARlight Straight from the Heart

Patricia Vaccarino

April 06, 2020

In this morass of heart- wrenching woundedness, Dr. Jeffrey Gurian shows us in his new book how we’re all connected and how being hurt is really something we all have in common. It is what makes us human.

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Politics

Why Authoritarian Leaders Rejected the Danger of a COVID-19 Pandemic...

Nick J. Licata

April 05, 2020

Authoritarian Leaders Rejected the Danger of a COVID-19 Pandemic Because It Challenged Their Image.They responded in two ways, first ignoring it and then blaming others.