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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...

Easter Distractions by Stuart Revercomb

I am not sure when it started, but at some point along the way I began to really dislike the Easter Bunny. Maybe it was...

A Sunshine Nation: Revisiting Our National Energy Policy

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. Years ago, while living in the “Sunshine State” of Florida, I argued with a representative of a regional energy...

“Because I Can’t Touch You…”

by Lucky Garvin He was bald, old, wrinkled, spotted, and deaf; and he could no longer walk - or even stand - without assistance. ...

In the Midst of Our Fear by Gary Robbins

I had watched her, just a few minutes before, as she stood there…crying. “I can’t do, I can’t do it,” she said, tears running down...

Zero To Seventy In Eight Hours

by Robert Adcox For anyone looking for a day vacation, there is no better experience than a spirited jaunt from Roanoke to Mount Airy....

More Notes from the ER

by Lucky Garvin I’m the sort of person who makes all kinds of notes so I don’t forget stuff; then I forget where I...