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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...

DR. JAMES FINCK: Dictatorship

I recently saw a post on social media asking why conservatives are so concerned with socialism when what they should be concerned about is...

MELINDA MYERS: Protect Your Winter Landscape From Hungry Wildlife

There’s no doubt that managing critters in the landscape can be a challenge especially as food supplies start to dwindle. If you are battling...

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....