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SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few years ago on the Fourth of July. I wasn’t asking how proud or embarrassed...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

The He, The She, and The We By Gary Robbins

In the 1980s, Robert A. Johnson wrote a trio of books with deceptively simple titles.  The three books were titled “He,” “She,” and...

A Father’s Diary: Understanding My Son

by Lucky Garvin Cailan didn't want to go to school.  I knew it the moment I roused him from sleep the other morning and...

Keeping Time Our Servant

by Mary Jo Shannon As we begin a new year, my fascination with the concept of time is reawakened. Many years ago I had...

Predicting the Future

by Hayden Hollingsworth How does one do that?  With unlimited hubris . . . that’s the answer.  Some years ago, I heard a well-known...

Let Us Now Praise Our National Bird

by Mike Keeler You're probably thinking it's the Bald Eagle. He's been on our stuff forever. In 1782, Congress approved a design for a Great...

Recipe of the Week: Pork Wraps with Tomatillo Salsa

by Leigh Sackett Time to start the New Year on the right foot with healthy eating! The first step is to know your weakness....