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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Charlie Kirk’s P*** Poor Security at Utah Valley University in Orem

I always enjoyed listening to Charlie Kirk on a local radio station in Roanoke, Virginia, after he replaced Dennis Prager from noon to 2:00 p.m. last March. I found his...

FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

The Bears of Kings Canyon

The hand-written notice at the campground registration kiosk is an eyebrow-raiser. It says, "Attention: Bears have been breaking into cars here. DO NOT store...

DON RIPPERT: Virginia is For Lov . . . Er, Haters. 

Perhaps we need to revisit Virginia’s public accommodation laws. A sad scene unfolded in Lexington, VA last Friday evening.  Sarah Huckabee Sanders, President Trump’s Press...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Is The Sky Really Falling?

Back in the day when bedtime stories were read to children, one of the favorites was that of Henny-Penny, the chicken that had an...

JOY SYLVESTER JOHNSON: Vanishing Discretion

At age three my grand daughter Faryn has no shame about her body. In fact she is happiest sans any clothes at all. All...

BRUCE RINKER: Fragmented Schooling

Mitchell Thomashow is an eminent science educator and writer who founded the Environmental Studies program at Antioch New England Graduate School in Keene, NH....

DICK BAYNTON: Falling Backward

It is true that falling backward, especially by an older person can end up with serious injuries. Falling forward has the benefit of breaking...