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BOB BROWN: Journey to the Promised Land of Health

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is a member of the Kennedy family, a...

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,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: American Travelers – A Cautionary Tale

My cultural underpinnings were first rooted in my Indian reservation in Virginia, yet my world...

A Tax That’s Mean, Ornery, Daft, and the Wrong Way Round

What would you do if you received a bill from your local hospital after successful heart surgery, taxing you annually for your improved health? That’s...

The Sophistry of Central Planning

Central planning is a process of collecting data, massaging that information and converting the refined statistics into an action plan. Government workers collect the...

Retiring After 40 Plus Years in The ER

The phone rang. I answered. "Hello?"  I’m Dr. Crawford,” came the response. “I’m a paleontologist. Do you  know what that is?” “You study fossils.” “Correct!” He sounded...

Taking Care of The Simple Things

Yeah, baby. A few weeks ago I lamented my inability to handle the small chores of daily life. I wanted to be brilliant at the basics,...

Kathy’s Big Misunderstanding

Fifty years ago parents of children with multiple ear infections and sore throats were advised to have the tonsils removed. Since our three easily...

My Week From Hell That Pointed to Heaven

Last week I was hit by pain which I cannot fully describe. I can say that it was the worst pain I've ever...