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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Ceasefire With Iran On April 7 Was Not A Big Win For The US

I think that President Trump made a great diplomatic mistake with Iran (brokered by duplicitous Pakistan) on April 7. If the Iranians said they had enough near-weapons-grade uranium to make eleven nuclear bombs...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When The Papacy Becomes an A**

General Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a brief prayer on June 4, 1944, which was two days before...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Keep it Fun

It was a while back, maybe twenty years ago. I was setting up for an...

Facing Conflict Opens Possibilities by Donna Hopkins Britt

Late last fall, when it was time to take the pumpkins off the front stoop, we composted them in our garden.  Over the...

History Always Has A Soundtrack

by Mike Keeler 9/11 will be forever bracketed by two songs by the poet laureate of New Jersey Bruce Springsteen was born in Long Branch,...

New World Trade Center Has Special Interest for One Group of Workers

by Mike Keeler In 1886, a steel bridge was built across St. Lawrence River in Quebec.  The site of the bridge happened to be...

Why I Quit My Bleepin Job

by Robert Adcox Great things happened in 2006. The Steelers won their fifth Super Bowl. My credit score improved a lot. I finally had...

Late Summer on the Gaspe Peninsula

by John Robinson Twenty-two hours of driving from Virginia will get you well into Quebec. Of course, we had that problem with the blown...

Vegetables – Gone To The Dogs

by Mary Jo Shannon Last week my husband Harry and I enjoyed a surprise visit with my brother Frank and his wife Delores who...