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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...

MIKE KEELER: Let There Be White

Asa Hunt House Update Part Eight This morning we're talking about your favorite thing: Chemistry! Let's start with the letter S, which stands for Sulfur. It...

BARBARA LEACH: Questions For The Fall Lawn / Garden

Can leaves hurt my grass?  Well, yes and no.  Leaves must not cover the grass to the point that the grass cannot receive the...

DICK BAYNTON: American School Daze

Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on November 3rd of this year, this article drew my attention, “We should all be concerned’: Virginia’s literacy rates...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Resisting Evil

Every Wednesday morning following Eucharist we repeat the post communion prayer: “You have nourished us at Your table with holy food and drink. Now...

LUCKY GARVIN: A Few More Vignettes [from over the years]

I.) It’s often hard to determine if a story is true. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter… The Ranger’s Wife On her way west with her family,...

DICK BAYNTON: The People’s Republic of China (PRC)

On October 1st of this year, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, President of The People’s Republic of China and Chairman...