Many decades ago, Nobel Prize winning Indian Poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote a short story titled Kabuliwallah, based on the life of the Afghan money lenders who used to do brisk business in undivided India. The story became so well known that it was later made into a movie starring Balraj Sahni Largely illiterate, through a complicated […]
Jena Bears Strange Fruit
Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, Then […]
Discovering delights in Carson
As always, the Vietnamese liquor store at the intersection of Carson and Moneta Streets is filled with gambling aficionados. Not that what they are doing is illegal, considering that it is sanctioned by the state government of California. What is surprising is that the business activity doesn’t seem to wane. Old folks, mostly war veterans who […]
Senior Abuse
OUR DISRESPECT OF THE ELDERLY In the new millennium, there is one thing that most folks can agree on when it comes to the mess in our society. We refuse to honor the fifth commandment, "Honor thy father and thy mother." Several years back, I was taking a […]
March Snows, April Mud Slinging, May Battles for Poll Position
As snow blanketed Dobbs Ferry in late March, it looked like nature was unfairly siding with the Democratic Committee. The very elements were mocking the nonpartisan idea (Republican) of an election in March. In February, the good Commissioner LaFayette (Democrat) had wisely canceled the referendum in March to move the election to March and spared […]
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