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By KAREN GARDNER

The Fifth Amendment to our Constitution says, in part, that “No person shall … be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

By KAREN GARDNER

There were thousands, perhaps millions, of people in the streets on Saturday — in towns and cities in every state of our union. It was big! Not like the 11 people who showed up to demonstrate in front of Northampton’s City Hall on Inauguration Day, when the flood of illegal, unconstitutional executive orders began. No, it was bigger.

By KAREN GARDNER

This should not be happening. We have a constitutional democracy created nearly 250 years ago with the goal of serving the needs of its people by providing for their “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” And for those nearly 250 years, it has worked.

By KAREN GARDNER

Why Rod, I’m so glad to hear from you. What’s up? I’m calling to thank you for referring me to your psychiatrist, Dr. Freud. Remember recently when you were losing what was left of your mind? That’s when you told me about him and how helpful he was. So, I called him up and have been seeing him ever since.

By KAREN GARDNER

President Musk, he’s our guy. I remember voting for him in the November election, don’t you?I know you thought it was Donald J. Trump you picked for president, but it sure is looking like the Musk guy is running the show. Funny how that can happen....

By KAREN GARDNER

Dear former guy, now president-elect, please consider the following to be my application for the job of secretary of defense. I’m quite aware that this position is very important to you since you’ve stated many times that this country’s greatest...

By KAREN GARDNER

Voter fraud! Those satanic Democrats are bringing in millions of illegal immigrants and registering them to vote against the former guy! How could he possibly win with so much voter fraud and corruption going on against him?But we’re going to be ready...

By KAREN GARDNER

Rod, are you there? There’s just three weeks and six days left before the presidential election on Nov. 5th and I desperately need to talk with you. I know my world scares the heck out of you, and you’d rather not hear another word about it. But Rod,...

By KAREN GARDNER

Suddenly it’s September! The weather has cooled into gorgeous, sparkling days that remind us that fall is coming soon. I’ve been thinking about how my relationship to the natural world keeps me from getting too lost in the often-distressing, ever...

By KAREN GARDNER

Donald Trump, the former guy, is struggling. Throughout the 2024 race for the presidency, he has been the physically bigger, louder, more robust old white guy, though not the smarter or more effective president of the two men. In fact, the former guy...

By KAREN GARDNER

I decided to give poor Rod Serling a break this month, since I don’t think he can cope with all my real-world issues and woes. But then I realized that I can’t cope either and what I need is to talk with a psychiatrist, and not just any psychiatrist....

By KAREN GARDNER

This is Rod Serling calling, is that you, Karen? Yes, Rod, it’s me. I wasn’t expecting to hear from you, as I’m always the one calling you. What’s up?Remember how I’ve told you in the past that I would no longer let your thoughts invade my brain? Yes,...

By KAREN GARDNER

It would be hard to have missed this, but maybe you did. At a campaign rally on Saturday, as reported by the Associated Press, Donald Trump stated that, “as president, he warned NATO allies that he ‘would encourage’ Russia ‘to do whatever the hell...

By KAREN GARDNER

It’s the Name That President game show! And you, our contestants, are here to show your mettle and knowledge by matching the correct president to his statements and accomplishments. What fun!In today’s game, you have a choice between President X and...