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BOB BROWN: Feeling Helpless in America

You will find me among those who want “instant gratification,” an uncomplimentary way of saying, “I know what I want and I want it now.” The “it” is mood-dependent,...

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...

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

Far-left Democratic Socialist and Queens three-term assemblyman, Zohran Mamdani, won the Democratic primary on June 24, possibly...

BOB BROWN: What is Real?

Often, an old song plays in my mind. I cannot identify the situations that bring...

The State of The Union Address: True or False?”

Sitting next to the First Lady at the State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, Rebekah Erler’s face broke into an...

Who Is John Boehner?

The second most powerful man in America would be a good answer. As Speaker of the House of Representatives he has enormous clout. Anyone...

 The Tale of the Frozen Cat

We had lots of cats in my family when I was growing up. We had dogs too but not many of them; somehow the...

France and the USA

While in the Air Force, I was stationed with the 494th tactical fighter squadron in RAF Lakenheath, England.  This was part of the 48th...

The Critical Link of Full Employment

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor recently published its monthly report that is considered a bellwether of economic...

Commentary – A Pivotal Decade

When we look back at the previous century, there have been many decades in which the direction of life on earth endured a seismic...