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82The Poor Get Poorer, And Poorer
A few decades ago, songwriter Gus Kahn penned the phrase, "There's nothing surer, the rich get rich and the poor get poorer" as part of the lyrics of "Ain't We Got Fun." The phrase is now just another cliche, but like most cliches, has considerable basis in fact.
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73For Retirees: Here Are Some Things To Do
While facing retirement is not exactly like awaiting a triple bypass or facing the prospect of entering a nursing home, it can be a source of great stress. After all, everybody has to do something! Here's some ideas that could help relieve such foreboding.
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71One Vote for Taking the Train
It's only an illusion that flying gets you "there and back" in no time. It takes hours on either side of the flight. You don't lose as much time as you think by taking an Amtrak sleeper train -- and that time can be used to read, listen to music and meet interesting people.
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71Best Wishes- Reach Your Goals
It's a new year. Great. Better yet, the dawn of a new decade. If you are reading this, it means you've survived the trials and tribulations of the past decade and are ready to take on the challenges of the...
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70Naked Emperor: Trolleys in Yonkers
"Clang, clang, clang, went the trolley ..." The words of that old familiar song bring memories, to me, of the wartime 1940s in Yonkers, N.Y. That city, more hilly than the "city by the bay," boasted trolley cars until the early '50s when buses took their place (all in one day!)
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70Oak Hills Golf Course: A Jewel in Norwalk
This is the second of four "playing" reports on Norwalk, Conn., area golf courses -- this one is on Oak Hills, a Norwalk municipal course. It's part of a series written for The Hour Newspaper in 1999. The city of Norwalk considers Oak Hills its "crown jewel."
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69Changing Times: It Ain't Like It Used To Be
None of us is getting any younger, of course. But some of us, who have seen 50 come and go, tend to become a little nostalgic. We long for "the good old days." We begin to notice how things have changed, and here I muse about just a few of those changes.
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69Longshore Golf Course: Short But Challenging
This is the first of four "playing" reports on Norwalk, Conn., area golf courses -- this one on Longshore Golf Club, a Westport municipal course. It's part of a series written for The Hour newspaper in 1999. The course, for residents only, lies on the shore of Long Island Sound.
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69Gosh I Hope I Never Get To Be Too Rich
Wealthy people often say that money isn't everything; that money can't buy happiness. Strange as it may seem, I agree. I wouldn't want to be one. In fact, I actually look upon rich people with pity; I feel sorry for them!
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69Is It Wise to Let Stew Leonard Stay in Prison?
As a society, we haven't given much thought to the way we punish criminals; we go along with the same old way it's been done for centuries; throw them in jail and forget about them.
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