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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...

Go Now In Peace!

by Mary Jo Shannon After retiring, I spent much more time volunteering at church, and as the cliché goes, I benefitted more than those...

Notes From Home

by Lucky Garvin Sabrina seemed a bit preoccupied that morning. I watched for a while, then asked, “You seem to have something on your...

The Hazards of Spring Gardening

by Nick Thomas You have to wonder what God was thinking when He created poison ivy. Was He having a rough day, or was...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

by Bill Turner High school baseball and softball district play is in full swing this week with numerous teams looking to advance to next...

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.” – Emerson

byMike Keeler  It's time we admit it: we cannot kill the Lion's Tooth. Every spring we carpet-bomb it with pendimethaline (the toxic ingredient in...

Why Are You Standing There Looking At The Sky? by Joe Lehman

When Jesus was being taken into heaven, it appeared to his disciples to be over.  He was no longer going to be physically...