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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer Is A Disappointment And Disgrace

Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who increasingly reminds me of the antithesis of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, stated on Friday, February 20, that he would refuse to “allow US forces...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind: The Logic of an Anchor, Part 1 of III

In 1953, an attractive, intelligent young medical student, one year ahead of me at the...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Democratic Party’s Revolution By Illegal Immigration

I read an insightful op-ed about illegal immigration during the Biden administration in The New York...

FRED FIRST: On Eagle’s Wings

This is an excerpt from a continuing story of finding home. Much comes before; and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part II

I read an article on nbc.com on February 13 entitled, “In Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the...

Children Need to Get Their Hands “Dirty”

The aroma of fresh bread baking and the thrill of watching seeds morph into radishes, lettuce or spinach are experiences every child should...

Air Conditioning Not All Its Cracked / Cranked Up To Be

Growing up in the Deep South meant dealing with the heat in summer (well actually, from March through October in Alabama.) When we...

Of Mice and . . . Rats

If you live in the Raleigh Court you have doubtlessly noticed the pitter-patter of little feet on your hardwood floors this summer.  No,...

From the Older Brother’s Room by Ed Dunnington

“It just happened.”  You ever heard those words?  You ever said those words?  What about, “It was fate that brought us together.”  Sometimes...

Recalling the Early Years of Pre-Teen “Discovery”

From long ago . . . Among the more fascinating dramas taking place within this home is the timid emergence of heterosexuality in sons...

“I Purify”

For some reason, I’ve always loved vultures. Broadly, their taxonomic group includes turkey vultures, black vultures, and relatives such as California and Andean condors. ...