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ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part I

I think that President Trump's plan to build a “new class of American-designed battleships that will be the most lethal surface combatants ever constructed,” which was announced on December 22, is a BIG mistake.  That...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual...

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people....

The Trinity Tree by Stuart Revercomb

"I will lift up my eyes to the mountains, from whence cometh my help . . ."  Psalm 121:1 This is one of my...

“What Type of Parent Am I?”

by Keith McCurdy I heard a great quote the other day: “Having children may make you a parent, but it doesn’t make you good at...

Remembering Miss Ethel

by Mary Jo Shannon I believe that certain people come into our lives at particular times for particular reasons, of which neither they nor we...

Dilly Green Beans (or Okra!)

by Leigh Sackett I spent my Friday and Saturday engrossed in the amazing world of Thomas Jefferson. Our plan was to head to Monticello...

Let’s Kill The Kudzu of Self Promotion

by Stephanie Koehler One of the great things I have noticed – on a global scale -- in recent years is an authentic desire...

Where We’re From Guides Where We’ll Go

by Fred First We may feel powerless to make a difference in the national issue of homeland security. But on the local level where...