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BOB BROWN: When the Underdog Bites Has Rabies, and a Mean Owner

We have a strong human urge to identify with the “underdog.” There is nothing new about this tendency. The biblical story of David and Goliath, reported 3000 years ago,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part II

Unfortunately, Trump’s present ceasefire as of October 9 is analogous to the armistice signed between...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

A Life Well-Lived: Shirley Padgett Lester (1947-2025)

Shirley Padgett Lester of Vinton went to her heavenly reward October 4. Below is the...

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...