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Given my Walton heart, fans may be surprised to learn that John-Boy is not my favorite character. Overall, I do like him, along with his passion for life, empathy for others, problem-solving acumen, and love for family. But as is true for loved ones, their best characteristics can flip upside-down…

My Contemporary Dark Fiction writing and reading class is finally over. Well, almost over. I still have a couple assignments to turn in and I owe critiques on my classmates’ stories. Want to know what it was like? Is a class like this something for you? …

What is going on with Mount Vernon’s money? Why is everyone afraid to hold the Comptroller accountable? Listening to Jerry Kremer, I tried quiet appeasement for many months… then slowly but surely escalated matters into court with the support of the City Council. And won in court!!! …

Dear Mayor-Elect Patterson-Howard: Mount Vernon and you had a big day yesterday. Congratulations. I am confident you will do a good job as Mayor. Please continue to build upon the hard-fought progress and stick with independence for the People. My dream is that the old guard does not put you through hell. Do not let their attacks on my administration distract or discourage you from doing right by our beloved city.

An Interview with Richard F. Thomas We are living in interesting times. Harvard-teaching philologist Richard Thomas and I agree on this: to be Bob Dylan’s contemporaries is a privilege. It feels like being there at the time when Shakespeare or Aeschylus were performing their plays. It also, I might add…

Un’intervista con Richard F. Thomas Viviamo in tempi interessanti. Richard Thomas, filologo e professore all’università di Harvard, ed io concordiamo su questo punto: essere contemporanei di Bob Dylan è un privilegio. Come trovarsi all’epoca di Shakespeare o di Eschilo quando mettevano in scena le loro opere teatrali. Vorrei aggiungere che…

Mayor Richard Thomas spoke at a candlelight vigil and balloon release on Monday, December 31, 2018 honoring the life and memory of Shamoya McKenzie and other youths lost to gang and gun violence. Thirteen year old Shamoya McKenzie was killed by a stray bullet on New Year’s Eve on Dec…

A regularly scheduled Board of Estimate and Contracts Meeting was held Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 9:30 am in the Mayor’s conference room. The following members of the board were present: Comptroller Deborah Reynolds and Mayor Richard Thomas. The agenda included twelve (12) items, which fell under the following categories: …