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SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few years ago on the Fourth of July. I wasn’t asking how proud or embarrassed...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

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...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Cleaning Lady

Sabrina seemed a bit preoccupied that morning some years ago. I watched for a while, then asked, “You seem to have something on your...

BARBARA LEACH: Microgreens in Pots

Anyone who has picked up a gardening magazine lately has seen that the latest gardening rage is pollinator gardens.  You probably know that you...

DICK BAYNTON: The Indefatigable Dave Thomas

While many readers will not recognize the name Dave Thomas today, 25 years or so ago, his name was recognized by an estimated 90%...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Children

After a little more than nine months of waiting, my seventh grandchild, Dafydd Anders Shields made his safe and greatly anticipated arrival. Waiting is not...

DICK BAYNTON: Equality

It is interesting to note that most of us live in a world of equality. For example, most capitalist democracies offer equal opportunity for...

MIKE KEELER: Asa Hunt House Update Part Six

In the 1850's, something new fired to life on the banks of the Delaware River. The city of Trenton held a strategic location at...