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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...

SCOTT DREYER: The Best Solution

Stop judging by outward appearance! Instead, judge correctly. - John 7:24 (GWT) Happy New Year! For many years when I taught an honors world cultures class...

MELINDA MYERS: Save Time and Increase Success by Creating a Garden Calendar

Ringing in the New Year is filled with resolutions that usually involve dieting and exercise.  Gardening is a great way to help accomplish those...

JEFF ELL: You’re Only Allowed One Truly Great Dog

There is an immutable law of the universe that not many people care to talk about. An incontrovertible principle that we all quietly accept,...

SCOTT DREYER: The World needs a STABLE influence

And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the...

MELINDA MYERS: Winter Care for Houseplants

Holidays are filled with new plants and decorations that often find our houseplants relegated to any out of the way available space. Be sure...

SCOT BELLAVIA: You Can’t Trust a Good Samaritan…Completely

I’ve seen the phrase “faith in humanity restored” attached to stories about random acts of kindness. Readers are encouraged to hear of people going...