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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...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

by Bill Turner It would be hardly arguable that last week offered black-Thursday on the local baseball and softball front for the Wild Bill...

Recipe of the Week: Summer’s Pizza On The Grill

by Leigh Sackett This recipe combines two of my favorite things - pizza and summertime! Summer is more like something you put on than a...

The Very Great Wisdom of Mr. Ellis

by Lucky Garvin I would not want Mr. Ellis angry with me. He is African-American; perhaps a bit over six feet in height, two...

The Danger of Online Education

by Hayden Hollingsworth Much has been written about higher education and its problems.  Financing has escalated to the point that only the very wealthy...

Pork Renderings

by Nick Thomas Despite its Northern name, the Boston Butt is a favorite cut of meat in the South.  It’s the best part of...

Who Fills Your Gas Tank? by Rev. Barkley Thompson

In high school, my friend Patrick drove an enormous 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88.  It was burgundy-red, and due to its size and color...