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FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of home to the Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City yesterday. But I will go...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

BOB BROWN: Loss of the Sense of the Sacred

During World War II, men went to war and women went to work. But where...

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...

MIKE KEELER: I Cannot Lie. I Laid An Egg.

Last week I wrote that Elijah Cummings was born in 1851. Which would have made him 168 years old. My apologies to the great...

Joy Sylvester-Johnson: What Color Is God?

One of my favorite presents as a young child was a new box of crayons. I liked the way the crayons were lined up...

DICK BAYNTON: From Independence to Dependence?

The Roman Empire existed from 27 BC to 476 AD or about 503 years. Ragged bits of the empire lasted for a few years...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: If Only We Treated Guns Like Cars

Cars don’t kill people. People kill people. This is true. And because it is true there are a number of safeguards in place to determine...