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BOB BROWN: AGING POETICALLY, PART I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a sprinter in this race. Nowadays, blessed by the gift of a long life, my...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Twenty Reasons For Regime Change in Iran

1. The kidnapping of 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

DEVOTIONAL: You Were Designed For Community (1)

For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. -- Matthew 18:20 (NIV) “Wolfgang Dircks, a divorced, disabled loner, was...

MIKE KEELER: 52 Trees – No more, No Less

Driving through town today, all the yards were in full bloom and everybody looks like they are in 'spruce it all up in time...

FRED FIRST: Forgetting to Create – The Broken Mirrors of Memory

In my stack of read articles for this week, the most highlights (22 of them)--were pulled from a piece in Nautil.us. It's title: Faulty...

MELINDA MYERS: Keep Plants Thriving Despite the Heat of Summer

Last year’s record-high temperatures across much of the country took a toll on gardens and landscapes. Once again, above-normal summer temperatures are in the...

SCOTT DREYER: Despite $31+Trillion Debt, Government Cancels Student Loans For Over 20,000 In VA

As posted on usdebtclock.org and explained here, the federal debt is nearing $32 trillion while Democrats and Republicans in Washington argue about what to do...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Democrats Are Undermining Republican Efforts to Secure U.S Border

     I am not racist or prejudiced by any means. In fact, I immigrated to America and gradually found my path and gratefully...