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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,...

DICK BAYNTON: Life Expectancy

For babies born in the USA this year, they can expect to live on average 79.5 years. In order of life expectancy of world...

DICK BAYNTON: Power

This word has many meanings such as political power but one of the best known uses of the word relates to overhead ‘power’ lines,...

LUCKY GARVIN: A Child’s Memory

Bouten Hassen is one of those little fixtures of my mind which refuses to be buried by the patient working of time. Such memories...

Dick Baynton: Poverty, Prosperity and PPP

According the World Bank and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) there are 767 million children in the world that live in...

LUCKY GARVIN: Invisible Hinges

Years ago, a sign hung in our ER: “If there’s a job to do - and you can do it - it’s yours.” He leaves...

DICK BAYNTON: Results

All actions have results; the recent ‘mid-term’ election is no exception. The presidential election will occur in two years and some senators were not...
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