Pigs in Heaven, by Barbara Kingsolver, is the story of 6-year-old Turtle Greer, her mother Taylor, and the people they meet after a freak occurrence. Turtle sees a man tumble into a spillway at Hoover Dam, and her speaking up
Read MoreBy Michael Gold Gary Goldfinger has met a number of characters with names that sound like they’re part of a comic book gang – The Claw, Dabzilla and the Cyborg Cockroach. Disappointingly, they’re not. They’re the names of climbing routes showing how
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Since I started as a realtor, I have suggested to seller clients how they might better improve their home’s appeal to prospective buyers. I have always harped on the importance of first impressions. That can be referred
Read MoreBy Morris Gut Founded in 1965 by Ruth Fertel, a single mom in New Orleans, Ruth’s Chris Steak House has grown to 150 restaurants worldwide. It is the grand dame of steakhouses, extolling the virtues of sizzling prime steaks delivered
Read MoreBy Michael Malone “Trust Her” is the story of Tessa Daly. She’s a Belfast woman based in Dublin, who a few years ago informed on the IRA to the British security outfit MI5. She has a new identity in Dublin, a
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel Those who’ve seen the film adaptation of David Mamet’s “Glengarry, Glen Ross” will never forget Alec Baldwin’s brilliant monologue to his real estate team, ending with the mantra: ABC. “ABC. Always Be Closing,” Baldwin scrawls on a blackboard and shouts
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera For a number of years, I have been living in a home environment of off-white (and not that off) painted walls. So if white symbolizes such virtues as purity, innocence, cleanliness and simplicity, I guess I am
Read MoreWhen I was a young man, I thought like a young man, acted like a young man – and drank like a young man (with apologies to the Bible verse from Corinthians 13:11). Now that I have matured, I think,
Read MoreBy Jody Boulay It seems as if every community, big or small, has been impacted by the problems associated with substance use and drug overdose. Within these communities, these problems extend into the family unit, with people becoming addicted and
Read MoreBy Allen D. Feller, Esq. Estate and long-term care planning options sometimes favor one or two family members at the expense of others. The peculiarities of Medicaid regulations treat certain asset transfers as penalty-exempt based on a person’s status or
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