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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,...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow Your Own Herbal Centerpiece for the Holidays

Dress up the table and your holiday meals with a centerpiece of fresh herbs. You and your family will enjoy snipping a few fresh...

SCOTT DREYER: Arizona Election Hearings Raise Bigger Question

The Lord hates dishonest scales, but he is pleased with honest weights.  -Proverbs 11:1  I don’t remember the context, but once while teaching my advanced...

SCOTT DREYER: Why I Kissed Twitter Good-bye

The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.  -  Proverbs 18:17 (CSB) Let us dare to read, think, speak...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow Frilly, Bold and Unique Amaryllis Indoors This Winter

When squirrels are busy storing nuts for winter, it’s time for gardeners to start gathering amaryllis bulbs to sustain them through the dreary months...

SCOTT DREYER: Thanksgiving – The All American Holyday

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.                  ...

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...