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BECKY MAUPIN: Overwhelmed Doesn’t Mean Ungrateful

If you’re on social media for any amount of time, you pretty quickly see that there is mixed content. Some of it is positive and gives you really good...

BOB BROWN: When the Underdog Bites Has Rabies, and a Mean Owner

We have a strong human urge to identify with the “underdog.” There is nothing new...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part II

Unfortunately, Trump’s present ceasefire as of October 9 is analogous to the armistice signed between...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

For Those Troubled with Plenitude: The Reign of Quackery in a Modern World

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. As some of my readers know, I’m a founding member of The Curiosity Society: a small group of collectors...

New World View: Flying Over the Smoky Mountains

by Fred First She couldn't have known how essential a window seat is for me on my rare air travels. But then again, since...

The Death of Osama bin Laden by Reverend Barkley Thompson

The first thing you notice is the whiteness of the nurse’s uniform.  Against the grey of the background, it’s as vivid as fresh...

Digging for Memories

by John Robinson Wow, I can hardly believe my eyes ... an old inkwell sitting right on top of a mound of earth next...

Recipe of the Week: The Extraordinary Gift of Homemade Bread

by Leigh Sackett I recently ran into an old friend who is going through a very difficult time. In the short time we visited I...

“I Thought You Said . . . ”

by Mary Jo Shannon In the early 60’s when my oldest son was in elementary school, he was obviously quite disturbed after hearing a...