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ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part I

I think that President Trump's plan to build a “new class of American-designed battleships that will be the most lethal surface combatants ever constructed,” which was announced on December 22, is a BIG mistake.  That...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual...

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people....

To Make A Cool, Delicious Summer Classic, You Need A Little Magic

by Mike Keeler The beverage was originally dreamed up in Scotland.  The idea was to combine the cool bubbly refreshment of an ale with...

Be Still And Know That I Am God – By Rev. Joseph P. Lehman

Before John Solomon Rarey’s “horse-whispering” technique was published in the 1870s, the only way to break a horse was by violence and force...

Rules, Rules and More Rules

by Keith McCurdy One question I am often asked, especially from parents of toddlers, is “how many rules should we have?”  For some reason...

Recipe of the Week: Fried Mahi Mahi Sandwiches Topped with Tartar Sauce Cole Slaw

by Leigh Sackett To me the ocean’s personality is very much like God’s personality – a force of great power to fear yet at...

Counting Blessings as Children Move On

by Joe Kennedy As scheduled from the moments they were born, my daughter Katherine and my son Michael packed their beds and other belongings...

Exercise . . . And So Much More

by Mary Jo Shannon When I joined the Salem Family YMCA in January 2000 and enrolled in a water aerobics class, my main concern...