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LUCKY GARVIN: Be With Me While I Die

We bloom, like the tiniest flower, then we move on... I think that I will always define tenderness by those moments. Those moments, I watched a wife caress her dying husband,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bill Clinton’s Shameful Congratulations Of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani – Part II

Unfortunately, Mamdani, if elected, would have complete power to appoint the police commissioner and near-total...

BOB BROWN: Feeling Helpless in America

You will find me among those who want “instant gratification,” an uncomplimentary way of saying,...

BECKY MAUPIN: Mom Brain Isn’t All in Your Head

The number of times I’ve misplaced my keys and phone is embarrassing. So many times...

FRED FIRST: Poems, Prayers and Prompts

WHERE WE ARE FROM The answer, when someone asks where you are “from” might be to...

Leonardo Gives Us More Sci-Ice-Fiction

If you’re going to tell a story about an outdoor adventure you should keep it real. The wilds have enough mystery, drama, romance, and...

Phony Tears, Misplaced Fears

When preaching about bad guns recently, it was noticed on TV and recounted in newspapers that the President shed tears when speaking about the...

Lessons of The Civil War

An odd name for a war in that there was precious little civility in it. Watching the Ken Burns’ magnificent historical documentary, The Civil War,...

Are We Standing on The Trapdoor Already?

In about 10 months, the voters of the United States of America will have the responsibility and privilege of electing a new leader. Because...

The Lusitania and Pixie Dust

The moment was now! It’s 1904, and the curtain was about to go up on the premier theater production of J. M. Barrie’s latest...

Mothering Myself

If all I ever was is Zora’s mama that wouldn’t be enough for me. Although, I could sit and listen to those coos you are...