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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...

MELINDA MYERS: Invite Songbirds to Your Winter Garden

Winter has many birds searching for food. Lend a helping hand by starting, continuing, or expanding your bird-feeding efforts. If you are not able to...

SCOT BELLAVIA: “Open Mindedness” – How to Draw The Line

Last month, I wrote the inner monologue of a denier of Critical Race Theory considering the position of a proponent of CRT. I hoped...

DEVOTIONAL: Have An Attitude Of Gratitude (3)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving     and his courts with praise;     give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;     his faithfulness continues through...

SERWAN ZANGANA: We Are Not Called to Tolerate Sin

Two weeks ago, at an event for my son and his football team members, I met one of the boys’ grandmothers. At the beginning,...

SCOTT DREYER: “Christmas Through The Eyes Of A Child”

Even in the best of times, the Christmas season can be busy, stressful, and expensive. And most of us probably agree, "these aren't the...

SCOTT DREYER: December 7, Remember Pearl Harbor…And Afghanistan

At 7:48 on a Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, airplanes from militaristic Japan appeared over the US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as...