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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...

Washington, DC, Sometime After Midnight . . . a Knock on the Door

byMike Keeler ROBERTS: Oh it's you, c'mon in. I gotta tell ya, you've put us in a bind, Anthony, a real bind. KENNEDY: I was...

What Is Spiritual Freedom? by Carey Kinsolving

Recently, I asked a kindergarten boy, "What did the signers of the Declaration of Independence declare freedom from?" He looked at me with...

Ask the Nature Lady: Annual Cicadas by Marlene A. Condon

You know summer has arrived when cicadas start “singing”.  Most people hear these strange-looking insects more often than they see them, but if...

Giving Children The ‘Keys to Peace’

Parents and educators are always trying to spark student participation whether it’s in the classroom, in the local community, or throughout the world. When...

Bluebirds: Success at Last!

by Hayden Hollingsworth There was a time in the not too distant past when bluebird sightings were a cause of celebration.  The advent of...

The Curiously Sad Case of Lonesome George

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. On Sunday, 24 June 2012, the world witnessed an incredibly rare event: the notable passing of the last individual...