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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

BOB BROWN: Deliver Us

On May 4,1970, at Ohio’s Kent State University, political and cultural turmoil over the Vietnam War, not dissimilar from today’s student and faculty hatred...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Biden‘s Appalling Advice To Israel

Iran, the "'world's worst state sponsor of terrorism'" since 1984, launched 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1. The fundamentalist Islamic theocracy conducted...

SCOTT DREYER: VP Debate Highlights / Walz Admits He’s “A Knucklehead”

Vice presidential debates seldom move the needle much, but the October 1st exchange between Tim Walz (D) and J.D. Vance (R) was memorable. For...

MELINDA MYERS: Get The Most Out of Your Pumpkin

It’s pumpkin season and time to select and decorate pumpkins for your fall display.  Keep pumpkins and Jack-o’-lanterns looking their best longer with proper selection...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Dumber Side of Donald Strikes Again

There seems to be either the smart Donald or the not so smart Donald which is to say the dumb Donald; and sometimes there...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Helene Packs A Punch

Hurricane Helene ravaged communities in Appalachia. The storm raced through the Southeast on its way to Virginia. Our area was hit hard! Localities in...