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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Does Putin Consider Ukraine Russian Territory? If So, U.S. Negotiations Are In Trouble

President Putin, aka Vladimir the Terrible, is a second-world money-mongering autocrat, who commands the largest stockpile of nuclear warheads (5,449) in the world. Like his ally Islamic-fascist Iran, oil...

ANDY PITZER: Not-So-Trivial Geography

The absence of geography courses in American elementary and secondary school curriculums these days is...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest On July 4th Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

Time to “Buck Up” or . . . Just Another Sinner in a Tree Stand

A week ago I was sitting in my deer stand feeling very sorry for myself. “This stinks.”   “I am wasting my time in...

To Twitter or Not to Twitter . . . That’s the Question

When I first learned to use the phone, I stood on a stool and told the operator the number I wanted; it was...

Peacekeeper or Problem Solver?

Have you ever felt exhausted as a parent? Ever felt like you just can’t put up with anymore from your kids?  Ok, everybody...

A Perspective on Bullies and Kindness

It’s almost impossible to follow any news outlet these days and not hear about an instance of bullying.  It seems to be happening...

Woolly Bear Weather?

Ever heard of Pyrrharctia isabella, commonly called the Isabella tiger moth?  Perhaps you know it better in its larval form: the banded woolly...

If You Think You’ve Got It Bad, Consider Moving to Zimbabwe

This week the United Nations released the 2010 Human Development Index (or HDI), a comprehensive examination of the condition of 169 countries around...