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ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8 and 9. Tens of thousands of unarmed protesters were shot dead in an indiscriminate slaughter...

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

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

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,...

JEFF ELL: The Four Seasons: Fishing, Girls, Cars, Fishing

“When I was a kid I was into fishing, then I got into cars, then I got into girls, now I’m back to fishing.”...

STUART REVERCOMB: Who Are Our Story Tellers?

My wife and I have been lamenting the cost of our television / internet package for years now. I know, I know – it...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Keeping The Open Doors Open

I am reminded of a story about a downtown church whose youth group decided to take packets of flower seeds  into the surrounding neighborhood...

DICK BAYNTON: Edinburg, TX, Microcosm of Mischief

Edinburg, Texas is a city of about 77,000 in the Rio Grande Valley and is located a short distance from McAllen (population of about...

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...
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