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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

MELINDA MYERS: Fall Planting Provides Months of Continuous Spring Color

Welcome spring and create continuous color for several months with a collection of spring-flowering bulbs.  After planting in the fall, you’ll enjoy an array...

MIKE KEELER: September 1774 – The Meeting Place

Here are some things you should know about Carpenters’ Hall. It was designed by a Scotsman. Robert Smith was born in Midlothian in 1722 to...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It’s Time to Hand The Business Over to Trump

Six more lives of truly innocent people who were not involved in the Israeli-Hamas conflict were diminished. The death of the six Jewish hostages...

BOB BROWN: Slavery Then and Now

I join all Caucasians in the United States who lament with shame, guilt, and regret the history of enslaving Africans. The British began transporting...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: What Is The Life Of An American Worth?

I honestly do not have an answer to this question in terms of dollars, but I do in retribution. Iran-backed Hamas executed 23-year-old American Hersh...

FRED FIRST: No Place Home

The good news is that COLUMBIA has been easy to navigate, and our son’s house near the trails has increased our miles per day...