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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Barack and Michelle Obama Are Neither Apes Nor Monkeys

I read an article from the BBC on February 6 entitled, "Trump says he 'didn't see' part of video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes," which was written...

BOB BROWN: AGING POETICALLY, PART I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a...

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...

DICK BAYNTON: Selective Justice

Dear Friends: It is time for us to have a discussion about something that should be at the top of the political, government and...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Death of The Sheriff

Sometimes I feel like I’m Commander-in-Chief of Camp Krazy. I arrive at work; 7 AM. Maybe a half hour later, I get a call from...

DICK BAYNTON:  Tales from the Swamp

There are so many threats, promises, tweets and factoids that appear in newspapers, magazines, on TV and radio; it might be interesting to repeat...

JEFF ELL: The Four Seasons: Fishing, Girls, Cars, Fishing

“When I was a kid I was into fishing, then I got into cars, then I got into girls, now I’m back to fishing.”...

STUART REVERCOMB: Who Are Our Story Tellers?

My wife and I have been lamenting the cost of our television / internet package for years now. I know, I know – it...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Keeping The Open Doors Open

I am reminded of a story about a downtown church whose youth group decided to take packets of flower seeds  into the surrounding neighborhood...