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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...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Cleaning Lady

Sabrina seemed a bit preoccupied that morning some years ago. I watched for a while, then asked, “You seem to have something on your...

BARBARA LEACH: Microgreens in Pots

Anyone who has picked up a gardening magazine lately has seen that the latest gardening rage is pollinator gardens.  You probably know that you...

DICK BAYNTON: The Indefatigable Dave Thomas

While many readers will not recognize the name Dave Thomas today, 25 years or so ago, his name was recognized by an estimated 90%...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Children

After a little more than nine months of waiting, my seventh grandchild, Dafydd Anders Shields made his safe and greatly anticipated arrival. Waiting is not...

DICK BAYNTON: Equality

It is interesting to note that most of us live in a world of equality. For example, most capitalist democracies offer equal opportunity for...

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...