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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on August 14, 1936, about the tragedy and horrors of war.  Reflecting upon his own experience as...

FRED FIRST: Changing of the Guard

The theme for the Lenoir Words Writers Group this month is AUTUMN. And since I...

BOB BROWN: The Truth About Lying

Everyone lies! That’s the truth. Most people are relatively honest most of the time. The average...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hurricane Erin Is Our Future – Part II

Unfortunately, the U.S. is not the only country experiencing climate change. It is a global...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hurricane Erin Is Our Future – Part I

I read a prescient and depressing article in the Associated Press written by Danica Coto on August 16,...

Not Sure? Just Look It Up!

by Mary Jo Shannon “I know what a raccoon is! I don’t need to look it up in the dictionary!” my son Harry shouted,...

A Final Epitaph For Our Dear Rock

by Lucky Garvin Our nine-year-old Dobermann, Rock, lay on the screen porch one afternoon two weeks ago. A car came up the driveway, and...

A Man Went Up A Mountain to Pick Up the Trash

by Mike Keeler He had become concerned by the amount of junk which visitors had left behind.  The mountain was becoming more famous for...

Preacher’s Corner – From the Older Brother’s Room by Ed Dunnington

As a pastor, I am supposed to be a fan of grace, unmerited favor, and I am.  There is a synonym to grace...

For Those Troubled with Plenitude: The Reign of Quackery in a Modern World

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. As some of my readers know, I’m a founding member of The Curiosity Society: a small group of collectors...

New World View: Flying Over the Smoky Mountains

by Fred First She couldn't have known how essential a window seat is for me on my rare air travels. But then again, since...