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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: 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...

LUCKY GARVIN: A Tribute To Cheryl

We all have but a moment on Earth; yet some moments are too short, even by our standards. Take our Cheryl: She wasn’t very...

DICK BAYNTON: Union Rules

Union members pay dues to the local and adhere to the rules that are posted and enforced by union representatives, often called, ‘business agents.’...

DICK BAYNTON: An American Algorithm (Part II)

This column follows last week’s comments about trying to solve our problems of divisiveness. The United States, at just 243 years of age is...

H. BRUCE RINKER: Does One Count?

Galileo (1564-16-42) declared “Mathematics the language of science.” For us modern day scientists, that language is based on statements of statistical significance and probability. Scientific...

DICK BAYNTON: An American Algorithm

An ‘algorithm’ is a step by step solution to a problem, using logic and often a computer program (but not necessarily) that leads to...