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BOB BROWN: KILLING TRUTH

The Declaration of Independence cites God four times—as "Nature's God," "Creator," "Supreme Judge of the world," and"divine Providence"—to support the colonists' claims to independence and rights. The different references...

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...

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...

DICK BAYNTON: The World: Survival or Surrender?

Only a few months ago Democrats were issuing slurs and insults about the confusion and disarray of Republicans. Now, since the election results in...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: How Do You Worry Me . . .

. . . Let me count the ways.  Apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning but I just couldn’t resist. I had promised myself that I would...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: The Times They Are A-Changing

It’s been 53 years since Bob Dylan penned those words and the song became one of his early signatures.  By his own admission he...

DICK BAYNTON: Religion, Faith & Politics

By mid-2015, the world population had reached just over 7.2 billion people. World population increases at the rate of more than 227,000 each day;...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Lower Lights

I love to listen to the hymns sung by the late, great baritone Tennessee Ernie Ford. One of them, “Let The Lower Lights Be...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: A Super Distraction

When times are really tough it is sometimes helpful to scout around for something to relieve the unremitting angst of real life.  Few would...