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SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children in our lives about the meaning and celebration of Christmas. Ponder this: “Christmas Through the Eyes...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

BOB BROWN: “A Multitude of the Heavenly Host”

For many years, the Hon. B. Waugh Crigler, a former federal magistrate, taught the Men’s...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Annex Ukraine Now

Steve Witkoff, acting as personal envoy for President Trump, first met with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Blood in the Valley: Traditional Knowledge and a Compelling Spring Wildflower

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. One of my favorite early-spring native wildflowers is bloodroot.  As the phoebe begins to sing and nest, the soil...

Walking Each Other Home

by Lucky Garvin I met her late in her life.  They had known about the mass in her belly for about a year.  `Only a...

Anthony’s Doughnuts

by Leigh Sackett My son has discovered the joy of cooking. He has always (like most children) loved mixing potions, but the wonderful local...

How to Raise Money for Good Causes

by Hayden Hollingsworth Money is on everyone’s mind these days and none more so than charitable organizations.  The federal government, every state assembly, and...

Just Another Night in Kharbarovsk

by John Robinson “NYSHA, NYSHA!” Osetta repeats again, her high-pitched wail directed toward the keyhole in the heavy, dented steel door. “NYSHA, NYSHA!” This has...

Frustration is Necessary

by Keith McCurdy With regularity I am asked by exasperated moms and dads “why do we keep getting into arguments with our kids when...