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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...

DICK BAYNTON: Selective Justice

Dear Friends: It is time for us to have a discussion about something that should be at the top of the political, government and...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Death of The Sheriff

Sometimes I feel like I’m Commander-in-Chief of Camp Krazy. I arrive at work; 7 AM. Maybe a half hour later, I get a call from...

DICK BAYNTON:  Tales from the Swamp

There are so many threats, promises, tweets and factoids that appear in newspapers, magazines, on TV and radio; it might be interesting to repeat...

JEFF ELL: The Four Seasons: Fishing, Girls, Cars, Fishing

“When I was a kid I was into fishing, then I got into cars, then I got into girls, now I’m back to fishing.”...

STUART REVERCOMB: Who Are Our Story Tellers?

My wife and I have been lamenting the cost of our television / internet package for years now. I know, I know – it...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Keeping The Open Doors Open

I am reminded of a story about a downtown church whose youth group decided to take packets of flower seeds  into the surrounding neighborhood...