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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: In Need of New Management – What The President Elect Faces

On January 20th of 2009 the national debt stood at $10.6 trillion; on January 20th of 2017 it will stand at almost $20 trillion,...

MIKE KEELER: Egg Nog – Where Mixology Meets Etymology

Nobody is quite sure where the name comes from. But the drink has its roots in many forms of milk-and-alcohol libations that were common...

ASHLEY RAMBO SHAW: I Hope You Found a Way Out

Jason was my best friend in the third grade, and he was hopelessly poor. He was what I call “Appalachian poor” – a destitution...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Paying It Forward

Last December a family with whom I am acquainted was in the midst of a terribly difficult time.  Their daughter was entering the final...

DICK BAYNTON: People Who Made a Real Difference II

Andrew Carnegie (11/25/1835 – 8/11/1919) left a path of philanthropy throughout the United States and his home country of Scotland. Born in Dunfermline, Scotland,...

DICK BAYNTON: People Who Made a REAL Difference

The Law School at Arizona State University in Tempe is named after Sandra Day O’Connor, in honor of the first female Justice of the...