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BOB BROWN: The Sacred Oath of Office

According to Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran in 610 AD. While he was meditating in the Cave of Hira near Mecca, the...

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...

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...

The Corvair-Powered Microbus

by John Robinson I loved that bus. It was one of the coolest vehicles I could imagine, and I should know; I was crazy about cars....

Independence Day – A Celebration of Self Reliance

by Keith McCurdy So what does the 4th of July mean to you?  The other day my daughter and I were coming down Grandin...

A Husband’s Diary – Entry #2

by Lucky Garvin We do things differently.  If we're going out, I get dressed once.  She averages 6-8 changes. "Does this match, Gahvin?" "I...

Recipe of the Week – Happy’s Super Hot Salsa

by Leigh Sackett I made this salsa Tuesday night on a whim. It turned out to be really delicious but HOT! I love spicy things...

All Trails Lead to Blue Ridge Mountains

by Fred First A city girl, my mother used to say wistfully that she was born with the country in her bones. I lived, early...

Sadly, You’ve Heard This One Before

by Mike Wheeler And you have Daniel Butterfield to thank.  He was just a kid from Utica, New York, who attended Union College and...