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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...

A River Runs Through It

In 1992 Norman MacClean’s autobiography of growing up in Montana in the 1920’s was made into a movie directed by Robert Redford.  It won...

Israel / Palestinian Question Shows American Hypocrisy

I have written two previous commentaries about hypocrisy. Maybe having chastised myself for hypocrisy, I am more aware of it. Or, maybe I now...

Let Not Freddie Die in Vain

Like Detroit, Baltimore has shrunk in size since about 1960. In that year, Baltimore had a population of just less than one million and...

Teen Curfew Leads to Detachment

Summer is here and hundreds of new teenage drivers are hitting the streets with new found freedom…. “I am out of school, I can...

Forever Young? Forgiddaboutit!

As Benjamin Franklin so wisely said, “Only two things are certain:  death and taxes.”  Having just paid our taxes it’s time to turn our...

The Clintons – Perilous Partners

November 2016 brings the date that citizens will cast their votes for the inauguration of the position that is often considered the most important...