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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Does Putin Consider Ukraine Russian Territory? If So, U.S. Negotiations Are In Trouble

President Putin, aka Vladimir the Terrible, is a second-world money-mongering autocrat, who commands the largest stockpile of nuclear warheads (5,449) in the world. Like his ally Islamic-fascist Iran, oil...

ANDY PITZER: Not-So-Trivial Geography

The absence of geography courses in American elementary and secondary school curriculums these days is...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest On July 4th Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

BARBARA LEACH: Predicting the 2019 Gardening Season

The Farmer’s Almanac is claiming an accurate prediction for last winter.  While exact storm dates may not have been spot on, the overall predictions...

Mike Keeler: Out of The Darkness Came a Pretty Bright Idea

Hamburg is one tough town. Since it was established by Charlemagne in 808 as the northern outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, Hamburg has...

DICK BAYNTON: Shifting Sands of Government

There are many ways that the approximately 200 countries in today’s world are governed. The oldest country in the world is considered to be...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Tale of The Ugly Christmas Tree

All Christmas trees are beautiful aren’t they? My wife, Sabrina, looked at the artificial Christmas tree and shuddered. “That thing’s been in my family...

DICK BAYNTON: Life Expectancy

For babies born in the USA this year, they can expect to live on average 79.5 years. In order of life expectancy of world...

DICK BAYNTON: Power

This word has many meanings such as political power but one of the best known uses of the word relates to overhead ‘power’ lines,...