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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Annex Ukraine Now

Steve Witkoff, acting as personal envoy for President Trump, first met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Russo-Ukrainian War on February 23. His most recent meeting, accompanied by Jared Kushner,...

BECKY MAUPIN: Overwhelmed Doesn’t Mean Ungrateful

If you’re on social media for any amount of time, you pretty quickly see that...

BOB BROWN: When the Underdog Bites Has Rabies, and a Mean Owner

We have a strong human urge to identify with the “underdog.” There is nothing new...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part II

Unfortunately, Trump’s present ceasefire as of October 9 is analogous to the armistice signed between...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October...

IN THE GARDEN: Lush Peonies Add Beauty and Fragrance to Early Summer Gardens

Set aside a sunny spot in your garden or landscape for a few easy-care, herbaceous peonies. These traditional favorites are treasured for their bountiful...

JAMES FINCK: The Equal Rights Amendment – Through Thick and Thin

If you are watching more TV than normal, then you may be seeing ads for FX’s upcoming miniseries called "Mrs. America." The show is...

STUART REVERCOMB: The Governor Is An Idiot

I have never titled a column in such a manner and normally don’t cast out such “inflammatory” statements – period. But seriously, how else...

STEVE “DOC” TROXEL: Peace in the Midst of Pandemic

We fear the coronavirus for the same reason we fear anything: we can’t control it, we don’t know what will happen because of it,...

MICHAEL RYAN: Who We Really Are

Over the past month and a half, we've all been deluged by the onslaught of increasingly graphic images, shockingly grim statistics, and unsettling tales...

MIKE KELLER: The Story of The Very Unlucky Penny

Sometime long ago, it must have fallen out of someone's pocket near the top of our front stairs. It probably rolled around on the...