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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

SERWAN ZANGANA: They Want to Destroy The American Dream – Pray God Will Protect It

It was one day in late March 1991, in the City of Erbil in Kurdistan-Iraq, when I learned how easily leaders can betray people....

DEVOTIONAL: Borrowers vs. Givers

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously. -- Psalm 37:21 (NIV) Though often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, "Neither a borrower nor...

MIKE KEELER: The “Reno-Station” and Three Things Its Not . . .

The more things change, the more some things remain enigmatically the same. If you commute into New York, hopefully you don’t have to endure Penn...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: French President Emmanuel Macron Is Not To Be Trusted

Two weeks ago I read a disheartening article in The New York Times written by Roger Cohen about French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Communist China...

SCOTT DREYER: Pres. Biden And LA Times Exposed As Hoaxes

We often associate "cheat sheets" with tests in school, but President Biden made headlines with one this week. The President of South Korea was...

MELINDA MYERS: Tips for Designing and Maintaining a Low-Maintenance Garden

Don’t let your spring garden enthusiasm lead to overplanting and the creation of a summer gardening nightmare.  A design with maintenance in mind and...