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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...

The Gift of Teachers

Of late, I have been thinking about teachers and what a life-changing role they play. When my alumni journal arrived this past week there...

The Place Where You Are Right Now, God Circled On A Map For You

What if that's at Walmart? This is an unlikely collision of a 14th century poem written by Hafiz and a commencement address given by David...

Merry Christmas, Mele Kalikimaka, IFeliz Navidad!

These are Christian greetings that are shared by millions of people in the USA around Christmas time. The second greeting above is from the...

When Crunchy Meets Country

A girl with black eyes walked out of the forest and stood in the soft glow of our campfire. We introduced ourselves, the odd...

What’s It All About, Alfie?

Do you remember that song from the 1970s? Lots of questions about what's the point of it all; where's the meaning to all the...

Languid Leadership Leads to Reticent Respect

Former President Nixon’s most memorable words may have been, “I hereby resign the office of President of the United States.” These words of finality...