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SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children in our lives about the meaning and celebration of Christmas. Ponder this: “Christmas Through the Eyes...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

BOB BROWN: “A Multitude of the Heavenly Host”

For many years, the Hon. B. Waugh Crigler, a former federal magistrate, taught the Men’s...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Annex Ukraine Now

Steve Witkoff, acting as personal envoy for President Trump, first met with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

MIKE KEELER: Both Sin and Salvation Have Their Standards

Every deck of cards is pretty much the same. Same number of cards, same suits, same face cards and number cards. But it wasn't always that...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: On Being a Library Nerd

She couldn't help it really. She just had to pass it on to me. It was in her blood and so sure enough it’s...

DICK BAYNTON: Profusion of Confusion

Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 was Valentine’s Day and to many Christians, Ash Wednesday. Christians consider the day a tribute to peace and the first...

DICK BAYNTON: Today’s Smart and Not So Smart Money

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 11175.21 points on Monday, February 5th, 2018, one of the most precipitous drops of all time. This...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Just Another Fish Tale

My five year old granddaughter, Annalee, has a new pet—a fish. Fish, as the sitcom sage Archie Bunker once reminded us, are the perfect pets...

DICK BAYNTON: Imperious Politics

When you watched this morning’s news or when you switched off the TV before bedtime, you were updated on the possible Trump/Russia collusion and...