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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people. However, such a plethora of extremist fundamentalist Muslims as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

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...

MIKE KEELER: Out of The Darkness Came a Pretty Bright Idea

Hamburg is one tough town. Since it was established by Charlemagne in 808 as the northern outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, Hamburg has...

DENNIS GARVIN: Black Lives Matter

I am compelled to preface any comments on race with my own personal relationship with the non-Caucasian community.  I do this rather like someone...

DICK BAYNTON: Man Who Made a Real Difference

As grammar school progressed and I aged into my early teens, I became a voracious reader of newspapers, magazines and books. One book by...

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...