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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...

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....

H. BRUCE RINKER: The Reign of T-Rump

I call the current occupant of The White House: T-Rump, with an added emphasis on his fossilized stances on environmental health, his cold-blooded response...

DICK BAYNTON: Who is Uncle Sam?

The colloquial name ‘Uncle Sam’ is obviously taken from the first initials of ‘United States.’ However when many people think of Uncle Sam they...

Joy Sylvester-Johnson: God is Love Makes for a Happy Ending

Once upon a time I was born. I don’t remember it, but I do know my parents received me with such gratitude they named...

Dick Baynton: 9/11/2001-19

The terrible events of the above date created a day of infamy (words borrowed from President Roosevelt when he announced the Pearl Harbor attacks...