— George Cassidy Payne Let’s get real. Trump does not care about the federal government. He only cares about his ego and his ego’s brand. When will the mainstream media start reporting the
[ Read More ]— George Cassidy Payne SEE ALSO Some more poetry from the Mystic. And would love your submissions
[ Read More ]Today, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle admirably covers the firing of Jeremy Kappell and its related controversies, especially so in Justin Murphy’s Jeremy Kappell fired: Slur
[ Read More ]— George Cassidy Payne Michael David Herr (April 13, 1940 – June 23, 2016) was an American writer and war journalist best known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a
[ Read More ]Playing in Division III and in the raw Northeast spring, University of Rochester baseball is not a traditional hotbed. Nonetheless, over the years the program has produced noteworthy standouts,
[ Read More ]Recently, Talker received a gift from Cambodia. Now stationed in Phenom Pehn, Dr. Bruce Howard Kay answered our fundraising call — pleasing us and himself — by sending two tickets
[ Read More ][Editor’s Note: Talker has great respect and communicates frequently with many writers at the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, including David Andreatta, Jim Memmott, Erica Bryant, Meaghan
[ Read More ]The passing last month of Constance Mitchell, the first African-American woman to be elected in Monroe County, reminded us of her rich and longstanding friendship with Malcolm X. Tragically,
[ Read More ]— Michael J. Nighan The recent piece by George Cassidy Payne about Rod Serling reminded me that a long time ago, at a university not-too-far away (OK, so that’s Lucas, not Serling), I had
[ Read More ]— George Cassidy Payne When I dig back through my memory cells, I get one particularly distinctive feeling and that’s one of warmth, comfort and well-being. For whatever else I may have
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