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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,...

What My Mother Knew

Like other adult children with aging parents, my siblings and I were concerned when our mother insisted on remaining independent, refusing to live...

Fear Not Hokies – No One Knows How to Lose Like a New Yorker

I'm a loser.  I know this revelation comes as no surprise to those who read this column on a regular basis, however; in...

How Are You Handling Your Rings? By Pastor Ed Dunnington

Perhaps you are familiar with the films of J.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy or you have read the books.  According...

Recipe of the Week: Beef Barley Soup

Seasons, children, careers, friends, places, health, everything - just life itself - seems to hold at a standstill and stay the same for...

A Hot New Car With That Certain “X Facto”

This baby was built by a team of expert designers and engineers with experience at the racetracks of LeMans and Daytona.  It is built...

A Perspective on Value

As we enter the final months of the year – I always seem to go into an evaluative state of mind – a...