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Scott Dreyer: Remembering VE Day

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men living and dead, and that I must...

FRED FIRST: Moms Live Forever

She would have celebrated her 100th birthday this September, the birthday month in our family. Had...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Semi-Singular Praise Of Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA)

There are many aspects of California, which I strongly dislike: exorbitant state and local taxes,...

FRED FIRST: Nature Notes: Early May

Finally I am getting out a bit onto the trails before spring is fully gone...

BOB BROWN: “Teach Us to Number Our Days”

I was healthy and fit, a proponent of physical exercise, weighed myself daily with pleasing...

“Morphosis” by Barkley Thompson

In 1991, a new word entered our common lexicon.  The term was the product of two events in pop culture that occurred almost simultaneously:...

“Car Talk” and “Science-Speak”: The Importance of Standards for a Country Losing Ground in Scientific Leadership

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. During a recent edition of “Car Talk” on National Public Radio, I learned an amazing little fact about America’s...

There is Nothing Exceptional About Cedric Hakeem

by Mike Keeler His house caught fire on New Year's Eve.  But he and his family got out OK.  Then the fool ran back...

Shameless John Rosemond Promotion

by Keith McCurdy It is always refreshing to hear someone else talk about parenting, especially when he makes good sense.  I have enjoyed getting...

Beware of the Middle Man

by Keith McCurdy Just recently, a parent came in with much frustration.  She described in great detail the ongoing conflict between her teenage daughter...

My Vice From The Past

by Mary Jo Shannon People who know me are often surprised to learn that I used to smoke. I suppose it seems out of...