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BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers had safely returned from an unprecedented successful attack on Iran’s fortresses of nuclear weapon...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

LUCKY GARVIN: VIGNETTES [from over the years]

I waste a lot of time re-learning; forgetting things I’ve known and having to learn them all over again. Today I was angry with...

DICK BAYNTON: Call Me Mr. Mayor

It is a testament to our present Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Sr. that he has high regard for simplicity, truth and a practical and...

JOY SYLVESTER JOHNSON: Let There Be Life

I was sitting in my apartment admiring the nest I had created for myself when it occurred to me that I was the only...

An Historical Look At Impeachment

With all the talk of impeachment, it is time once again to explain exactly what impeachment is and also to look at it historically....

H. BRUCE RINKER: The Reign of T-Rump

I call the current occupant of The White House: T-Rump, with an added emphasis on his fossilized stances on environmental health, his cold-blooded response...

DICK BAYNTON: Who is Uncle Sam?

The colloquial name ‘Uncle Sam’ is obviously taken from the first initials of ‘United States.’ However when many people think of Uncle Sam they...