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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, perennial devastating wildfires, the Democratic monopolist majority in Sacramento, drought, a proposed gasoline-powered car...

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...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Sanction Russia’s Shadow Fleet NOW

During the 2024 presidential campaign and going back to March 2023, President Trump repeatedly and...

DAWN CUSTALOW: A Mother’s Day to Remember

Mother’s Day - remembering and celebrating our mothers, not because they are or were perfect,...

This n’ That n’ This n’That . . .

The Hour of Death Experienced rehabbers know sometimes the young die quickly and often unexpectedly. We received a baby Goldfinch. He was a wee one,...

How to Make a Cow

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. Early in my career as an ecologist, I learned how to make a cow. I had found the recipe in...

Yes, You CAN Go Home Again, But If You Do, Be Ready For A War

The oldest college football rivalry west of the Mississippi is the "Border War" between Kansas and Missouri.  The name is a reference to...

The Glorious Good-bye of Autumn

It seems fitting to celebrate the transition from summer to fall, missing the freedoms of the former, looking with a mix of dread...

Tabitha by Dr. George C. Anderson

This column is reflection on a passage you may want to read first: Acts 9:36-43. Read through the Hebrew Scriptures and certain demands almost...

Don’t Worry – It’s Childproof!

Rushing across the kitchen floor, my two-year-old granddaughter dropped her cup of milk. “Don’t worry,” my daughter said. “It’s a sippy cup. Kid-proof.” With...