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BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had, but it will never be the easiest. Even Billy Graham, the preeminent spiritual leader...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part I

I strongly suspect that the self-assured and arrogant Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is going to be a presidential or...

FRED FIRST: But Is It Art?

I have mentioned before that I have recently found pleasure and pleasant distraction in the...

BECKY MAUPIN: A New Season, New Expectations

Motherhood, I'm learning, is a series of seasons. None of them are truly easy; they're...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part II

Jan called today. “Ed died Thursday… he is in a better place.” Ed, a retired...

My Vice From The Past

by Mary Jo Shannon People who know me are often surprised to learn that I used to smoke. I suppose it seems out of...

In Animal Kingdom Bigger is Better and Artificial Augmentation is a Key to Success

by Mike Keeler But in this case we're talking about birds, not humans.  In a recent study, Spanish biologists were investigating the nesting habits...

Recipe of the Week: Noah’s Winning Muffins

by Leigh Sackett Well Sunday was one of those perfect days. It was fairly warm and my son responds like a butterfly -  the...

A Character With Great Character

by Jon Kaufman As a child, while sweating it out in my dentist's waiting room, I would often read back issues of Reader's Digest...

Putting History in Perspective

by Hayden Hollingsworth It’s not every week that something as monumental as the changes in Egypt occur. It is too early to tell what...

Called to More by Pastor Joe Lehman

“Trample my courts no more!  Bring me no more worthless offerings!   Make justice your aim; redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea,...