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Columnists

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...

SAMANTHA SNELLINGS: Sick Children Trade in Hospital Visits for Princesses

Hannah Pieper locks herself in the McDonald’s bathroom, staring at her reflection in the mirror and adjusting the purple wig on her head until...

STUART REVERCOMB: Every Dog Has His Day

Sometimes a picture really does speak a thousand words – and then some. Such is the one posted with this column taken by my...

DICK BAYNTON: Political Sophistry

Recently I heard one of the current band of presidential candidates whine that he had interviewed several people only to find that they were...

So – Who Is God Anyway?

That seems like an interesting enough question to answer in 247 words. Some say “God is Love” in the capital “L” sense of the word...

DICK BAYNTON: States Rights (And Wrongs)

Amendments IX and X (9 & 10) are similar in limiting Constitutional rights by Federal and State government and by the people. Both of...

MIKE KEELER: The Lasting Legacy of Doctor Bronner and His Magic Soap

The Doctor is dead. But he's still trying to clean up the world's messes. The Heilbronner family were soap makers. They got their name from...