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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part II

I read an article on nbc.com on February 13 entitled, “In Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the working class to stave off 'authoritarianism,” which was written by Sahil Kapur. I highly...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part I

I strongly suspect that the self-assured and arrogant Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is going to be a presidential or...

FRED FIRST: But Is It Art?

I have mentioned before that I have recently found pleasure and pleasant distraction in the...

BECKY MAUPIN: A New Season, New Expectations

Motherhood, I'm learning, is a series of seasons. None of them are truly easy; they're...

The Calm, Cool and Somewhat Collected Steelers Fan

by Robert Adcox This evening, I was reminiscing about my first trip to Pittsburgh, Pa. in September 1999  to see the Steelers play the...

348 Days, 17 Hours, 59 Minutes, 59 Seconds. 58…57…56…

by Mike Keeler Dude, welcome to 2012, and the end of the world. The proof is, like, undeniable. During the construction of a highway in...

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...
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