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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Charlie Kirk’s P*** Poor Security at Utah Valley University in Orem

I always enjoyed listening to Charlie Kirk on a local radio station in Roanoke, Virginia, after he replaced Dennis Prager from noon to 2:00 p.m. last March. I found his...

FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

When Things Turn South, Turn to Family

by Jon Kaufman Unemployment brings out different things in different people.  I was always told that one’s true character emerges only when disaster awaits, a...

Daddy, Is That You?

by Lucky Garvin "DADDY" "Daddy? What are we doing here?" "Uhhhh ...," the man cleared his throat, somewhat startled, wondering how to answer. "We... are here......

Honoring the Small Connections

by Stephanie Koehler As I awoke in my Blue Ridge Mountain home this morning after a long night or torrential rains and violent storms,...

Tragedies and Victories by Joe Lehman

Meteorologists and reporters have called the outbreak of tornadoes last week one of the deadliest in US history.  Scenes and reports of the...

Fit to Be Tied: Doggone Storm’s A’Coming!

by Fred First Even though, growing up in Alabama, I have had plenty of exposure to and an inordinate fascination with thunderstorms, today I...

Recipe of the Week: Cream Cheese-Poppy Seed Pound Cake

by Leigh Sackett Love your mom and the moms you love by baking and giving the gift of  this scrumptious cake. It is one...