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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...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it would and it is and I have just a...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) Needs To Be Censured

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), who appears to be a self-important crackpot, tried hysterically (without officially identifying himself) to push and shout his way to...

LUCKY GARVIN: Tommy

I watched a little boy say, `Goodbye' the other day. The `little boy', Tommy, is a specialist in the hospital where I work. He...

BOB BROWN: A Rose

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote many memorable lines including, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” a literal and botanical truth. Juliet...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hey, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Shut The H*ll Up

According to the second half of Ecclesiastes 3:8 (paraphrased), there is a time for peace and a time for war. It apparently appears that...

FRED FIRST: Can You Hear Me Now?

Yes, I have not said much lately, here at the one month mark. Ann has lived in Assisted Living/Memory Care down the hall now for...