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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Why Were The U.S. Flags At Half-Mast On Saturday, April 26?

There is no phrase in the U.S. Constitution that explicitly uses the phrase "separation of church and state." However, the First Amendment, which is also known as the Establishment...

BOB BROWN: Journey to the Promised Land of Health

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is the United States...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Iran Is Playing Trump Like A Chump

Since Ayatollah Khomeini seized power on February 11, 1979, after the exile of the Shah of Iran the...

FRED FIRST: Lonesome Highway: Hurry Up and Wait

If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there? We...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The CBS Evening News Made Me Cry A River Of Tears

I was watching the CBS Evening News, co-hosted by John Dickerson and Maurice Dubois on April 17,...

When Life Was Simple

Do you remember when that was true?  The correct answer is that it was never simple.  It seemed so for a variety of reasons,...

The Pony Express

It’s been a while since I thought about the history of mail delivery. That any letter ever reached its destination was miraculous in previous...

Crunchy Meets Country III

Our day started with a bang. No really, an actual bang. My younger son-in-law had crawled out of his sleeping bag at dawn, pulled on...

The 2013 Parade of Politics, Persuasion and Posturing

Hostess Brands (Wonder Bread, Twinkies, etc.) spent eight of the last 11 years in Chapter 11 bankruptcy (reorganization). When union negotiations broke down, the...

Crunchy Meets Country – Part II

Last time we talked I was telling you about the thru-hikers we met while deer hunting. I’ll be the first to admit that the...

Our Fifth Doberman

I guess it happens to everyone ; get lost; go right when I should go left. I recall my first day in high school,...