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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Annex Ukraine Now

Steve Witkoff, acting as personal envoy for President Trump, first met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Russo-Ukrainian War on February 23. His most recent meeting, accompanied by Jared Kushner,...

BECKY MAUPIN: Overwhelmed Doesn’t Mean Ungrateful

If you’re on social media for any amount of time, you pretty quickly see that...

BOB BROWN: When the Underdog Bites Has Rabies, and a Mean Owner

We have a strong human urge to identify with the “underdog.” There is nothing new...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part II

Unfortunately, Trump’s present ceasefire as of October 9 is analogous to the armistice signed between...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October...

MELINDA MYERS: Tomato Troubles

You have waited all season for that first red ripe tomato only to discover less-than-perfect fruit. But don’t worry, you can still have a...

LUCKY GARVIN: On Writing [from years ago]

It is my prayer that writing will play its part in a sufficiency and satisfaction of life after retirement. I began writing some thirty...

DICK BAYNTON: Perception, Conception & Deception

Here’s an explanation of today’s column: A judge in a western state where we lived once upon a time told me this: ‘In court...

Strategies For Growing Edibles Later Into the Season

Don’t let fall or potentially frosty temperatures stop you from enjoying garden-fresh produce. Extend the nutritional value and homegrown flavor into your fall and...

DICK BAYNTON: From Slavery to Scientific Renown

George Washington Carver was born in January 1864 into slavery in Diamond, MO. His parents were Mary and Giles who were ‘purchased’ as slaves...

H. BRUCE RINKER: A Delegation of Ostriches

These days, our three branches of Government seem rife with ostriches. Whenever it’s politically expedient, their members flock to the nearest sand box to stab...