Poem A Day – Sept. 25, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The/A Train David Tomas Martinez A honey badger’s skin can withstand multiple blows from machetes, arrows, and spears, but these rusted weapons haven’t killed anything ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Sept. 24, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY A Taste of Blue Cynthia Manick I tell my father about the way I collect small things in the sacs of my heart – thick juniper berries apple cores that retain their ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Sept. 23, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Self-Portrait in Charleston, Orlando Dean Rader The news this morning said that Ramadi had fallen to ISIS and that the president did not have a plan to push them back into ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Sept. 22, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY The First Layer of City Marianne Boruch Concerning the lost and so much of it, the Professor of Antiquities is on TV again – Think about that. I love the word oxymoron ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Sept. 21, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Schuyler today and the students Kate Angus wake up when he mentions colors and light, streets they’ve walked – Second Avenue, West 20th, Park. This guy is happy, ... Continue Reading →

Diversified Tax Tidbits – Divorce or separation tax implications

#MIDDLEBURY by Mark A. Burns Whether we like it or not, a high portion of marriages end in divorce or separation. This month’s column discusses some of the tax implications you ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Sept. 20, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Song of the Open Road, I Walt Whitman Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever ... Continue Reading →

Senior News Line – It’s Easier to Find a Good Nursing Home

#MIDDLEBURY By Matilda Charles Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website now has the long-awaited star ratings. Announced months ago, the site has added six more quality measurements ... Continue Reading →

To Your Good Health – Can laser zap nail fungus?

#MIDDLEBURY By Keith Roach, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: In discussing treatment of nail fungus, you did not mention newer laser treatments that I see advertised by podiatrists in my area. ... Continue Reading →

Poem A Day – Sept. 19, 2016

#MIDDLEBURY Tender Buttons [Nothing Elegant] Gertrude Stein A charm a single charm is doubtful. If the red is rose and there is a gate surrounding it, if inside is let in and there ... Continue Reading →