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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Annex Ukraine Now

Steve Witkoff, acting as personal envoy for President Trump, first met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Russo-Ukrainian War on February 23. His most recent meeting, accompanied by Jared Kushner,...

BECKY MAUPIN: Overwhelmed Doesn’t Mean Ungrateful

If you’re on social media for any amount of time, you pretty quickly see that...

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...

SCOTT DREYER: We Are A Broke Nation: US National Debt Breaks $33 Trillion

"I have had many anxieties for our commonwealth, principally occasioned by the depreciation of our money." --Patriot and Governor of Virginia Patrick Henry While many...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Credit Card Debt at $1 Trillion Is NOT a Sign of Consumer Strength

The Washington Post republished an article on August 31 entitled “Credit Card Debt at $1 Trillion Is a Sign of Consumer Strength” written by...

FRED FIRST: Changing of The Guard

The seasonal gears are shifting. Can you feel it? Life transitions, day by shorter day, from turbo overdrive of summer to the slow uphill crawl...

Fall Landscape Care With Pollinators in Mind

No matter where you live, investing time caring for your landscape now will pay off with a healthier, more beautiful landscape next spring and...

DEVOTIONAL: B.U.S.Y. (2)

Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run;     hurry and scurry puts you further behind.  -- Proverbs 21:5 (The Message) One of the reasons old...

SCOTT DREYER: Happy Constitution Day 2023!

The US Constitution was signed by its framers on September 17, 1787, in what we now call Independence Hall in Philadelphia. That's why today...