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BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part III: The Secure Attachment

In the conclusion of this series, I find myself looking back at a specific decade of my career that provided a profound window into the human soul. From 2005...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part II

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat observed in a highly accurate op-ed entitled “The American Empire in Retreat,”...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again--home for almost 40 years, and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part I

I read a misinformed article in the New York Times on February 27, which was written by Edward Wong. The article’s title was “Trump’s Foreign Policy:...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part II: The Covenant Advocate

Some troubles are loud and obvious; others wear a white coat, earn high grades, and...

The Day I Fed The Pigs

 Children with their limited experience sometimes find their good intentions create unexpected results. One of the most unpleasant memories of my childhood was...

Thinking Soda? Think Again!

Liquid calories are the ones most of us never consider but the ones that may contribute to major health problems. According to their...

Women In War

I just watched The History Channel, “Women in War”, focusing on the Civil War. For an hour I watched the exploits of black...

Ask the Nature Lady -Winter Birds

One fall day as I was eating lunch at the kitchen table and looking out the sliding glass doors, two birds came zooming in...

How The Government Spends Our Bucks

Sometimes the size and scope of the federal budget can be so overwhelming it's hard to comprehend. And with so much pre-election chatter,...

Do We Need A Better Juggler?

The President of the United States must be a skilled ‘juggler’ -  not of balls but of serious issues of both national and...