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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 vice presidential candidate in 2028. Unfortunately, her foreign policy credentials are extremely weak, especially regarding national defense and security. Her...

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...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part II

Jan called today. “Ed died Thursday… he is in a better place.” Ed, a retired...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Media’s Monomaniacal Obsession With Nancy Guthrie’s Kidnapping

I do not mean to downplay the tremendous tragedy of the kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie's...

MELINDA MYERS: Tomato Troubles

You have waited all season for that first red ripe tomato only to discover less-than-perfect fruit. But don’t worry, you can still have a...

LUCKY GARVIN: On Writing [from years ago]

It is my prayer that writing will play its part in a sufficiency and satisfaction of life after retirement. I began writing some thirty...

DICK BAYNTON: Perception, Conception & Deception

Here’s an explanation of today’s column: A judge in a western state where we lived once upon a time told me this: ‘In court...

Strategies For Growing Edibles Later Into the Season

Don’t let fall or potentially frosty temperatures stop you from enjoying garden-fresh produce. Extend the nutritional value and homegrown flavor into your fall and...

DICK BAYNTON: From Slavery to Scientific Renown

George Washington Carver was born in January 1864 into slavery in Diamond, MO. His parents were Mary and Giles who were ‘purchased’ as slaves...

H. BRUCE RINKER: A Delegation of Ostriches

These days, our three branches of Government seem rife with ostriches. Whenever it’s politically expedient, their members flock to the nearest sand box to stab...