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FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of home to the Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City yesterday. But I will go...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

BOB BROWN: Loss of the Sense of the Sacred

During World War II, men went to war and women went to work. But where...

Ask the Nature Lady by Marlene A. Condon

I really like how “friendly” dragonflies seem to be.  These creatures are not as easily frightened by humans as are most large—and therefore...

Thoughts on “Bagger Vance”

by Lucky Garvin It is my delusion, my compulsion, or somewhere in my software that I believe in angels; that’s why I loved the...

English Soccer Is Hard On The Brain

byMike Keeler Americans are increasingly fascinated by that other version of "football," from the other side of The Pond. But it can get a...

The Toilet Sloop’s Farewell Voyage

by John Robinson It was made of maroon-colored, stiff plastic. The hull was about four inches long, and another piece of the same stuff...

Why I Need the Church by Dr. Quigg Lawrence

I need the church because I am naturally spiritually lazy and there is accountability and godly routine to corporate worship and being part...

Saving “Sam”

by Mary Jo Shannon At least once in my lifetime, I have definitely felt the power of God working within me. I have no...