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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part II

I read an article on nbc.com on February 13 entitled, “In Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the working class to stave off 'authoritarianism,” which was written by Sahil Kapur. I highly...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part I

I strongly suspect that the self-assured and arrogant Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is going to be a presidential or...

FRED FIRST: But Is It Art?

I have mentioned before that I have recently found pleasure and pleasant distraction in the...

BECKY MAUPIN: A New Season, New Expectations

Motherhood, I'm learning, is a series of seasons. None of them are truly easy; they're...

SCOTT DREYER: A Tale of Two Cities

A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands. --Proverbs 14:1 (New Living Translation) It was the best...

MIKE KEELER: Today is July 3 – So Let Me Tell You About Dick Garnett

Richard Brooke Garnett was born on November 21, 1817, on the Rose Hill estate in northern Virginia. He and his cousin attended West Point...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Dish-washing In The Good Life

The water is getting hot. I cease rinsing the bowls and deftly plop the strainer plug into place. I squirt a certain amount of...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Extraordinary Reality of Animal Intelligence

One of the more fascinating books I have read is: Animals in Transition, by Temple Grandin. Her engrossing narrative embraces animal communication, perception, thought,...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Jefferson, Adams, and The Fourth of July

July 4 is an important date in our country’s history. It was also an important date in the lives of two notable Founding Fathers...

MIKE KEELER: Some Seriously Slippery Summer Syllogistics

Children are more pliable, more flexible, more resilient and more durable than adults. So they can do things adults cannot. It's official. Not because...
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