Opinion

Here’s a trend that may not bode well for the future of our country. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 40% of 16- to 19-year-olds have summer jobs, down from 75% of teens a generation ago.

I write this sitting at a cafe in front of the Italian Parliament, waiting for the president to resign.

Summer is the time when fresh fruits and vegetables are in full swing with gardens, farmers markets, and producers harvesting the fruits. My garden is growing and producing many yellow squash, peppers and tomatoes. Summer is when enjoy more fresh fruits and vegetables from the garden and markets.

The third spring feast is the Feast of First Fruits. It is celebrated at the time of the early barley harvest, the first grain to ripen.

Dear Neil: Can you tell what is destroying my tomatoes? Entire stems have been eaten off. Leaves are stuck together.

If you have ever grown your own garden and planted zucchini, you know that it can get out of hand very quickly. One plant, if taken care of properly, makes enough zucchini to feed a family of four with plenty of leftovers to share with friends and family or even neighbors.

I’m going to the drive-in this weekend – for the first time in 42 years. You see, the COVID pandemic has disrupted and rearranged our lives forever, but it has also given birth to some wonderful trends, such as the comeback of the drive-in movie theater.

In 1963, an All-Star game was played that few fans watched, and 59 years later, nobody remembers. The game, comprised exclusively of Latino players from the American and National Leagues, took place at the New York Giants’ historic Polo Grounds – the last game played at Coogan’s Bluff.