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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

SCOTT DREYER: A Lying Spirit Among Us?

‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’    --I Kings 22:22 b (NKJV) Do you ever feel...

MELINDA MYERS: Winter Care for Trees, Shrubs and Perennials in Containers

As you prepare your landscape for winter don’t overlook the trees, shrubs and perennials you have growing in containers. These need a bit of...

SCOT BELLAVIA: My Modus Operandi Online

It used to be that I only posted on Facebook for the occasional life update or most recent picture. This was in contrast to...

SCOTT DREYER: Election Truth or Consequences . . . or Both

Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers and sisters.  -- James 1:16 (NASB) Did you see it? Nov. 19 at noon Mayor Rudy Guiliani and other...

Thanksgiving 2020: Three Families, Two hours, Stay Outside and No Chanting

OK – I think we’ve hit the top (or bottom depending on how you look at it) of preposterous government over-reach when it comes...

SCOTT DREYER: Did You Know The Word “Gullible” Is Not In The Dictionary?

This old joke keeps coming to mind these past couple of weeks as I see the “news” and social media stories and commentaries seeking...