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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Does Putin Consider Ukraine Russian Territory? If So, U.S. Negotiations Are In Trouble

President Putin, aka Vladimir the Terrible, is a second-world money-mongering autocrat, who commands the largest stockpile of nuclear warheads (5,449) in the world. Like his ally Islamic-fascist Iran, oil...

ANDY PITZER: Not-So-Trivial Geography

The absence of geography courses in American elementary and secondary school curriculums these days is...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest On July 4th Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

Time to Gather Your Tax Forms

Now that the endless flyers promoting post-Christmas bargains are dwindling in the mail box, the vacant space is being filled with large envelops with...

The Winds of Grace Blow All The Time

All we need to do is set our sails. I love this quote from a 19th century Indian mystic, and for some odd reason, it...

Myth and ADHD

There is no doubt that the ADHD diagnosis has been well established among the mental health community for some time.  It has survived a...

The Not-So-Super Bowl

How many times do we have to learn the lesson that the over-hyped event rarely lives up to the anticipation it generates? That’s not...

Foraging for a Worthy Legacy

There have been no sweeping predictions of the oceans beginning to recede or the planet starting to heal that were boasted in 2008. The...

Walls Holding Up Sunday Hunting Laws May Come Tumbling Down

Hunters are besieging Richmond. It’s the annual assault to batter down the castle gates and have the ban on Sunday hunting lifted. Year after...