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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 Whom Do We Point?

In the Jewish synagogue, the Torah (which also makes up the first five books of the Christian Old Testament) is written on scrolls...

Confessions Of A Wild Berry Picker

My husband considers me a bit “loony.” Why, when the temperature is in the nineties, would anyone in their right mind choose to...

Recipe of the Week: Granola Sticks!

A few weeks ago my daughter had the best time at First Baptist’s Vacation Bible School. She went with a friend while my...

Sometimes Good Things Happen

One of the best parts of being a columnist is the feedback that finds its way to me.  Frequently, I will hear from...

The Grey Cliffs of Dover

So why not visit southeast England when it’s cold, wet, and dark? That’s the way it is much of the time anyway, and...

Recipe of the Week: Exceedingly Patriotic Cheesecake Bars

I found this recipe at www.RecipeGirl.com. It looked so good and Patriotic! I am 39 and on my 40th lap around the sun...