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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hurricane Erin Is Our Future – Part II

Unfortunately, the U.S. is not the only country experiencing climate change. It is a global phenomenon without denial, despite what President Trump or MAGA believes and propagates. In late July,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hurricane Erin Is Our Future – Part I

I read a prescient and depressing article in the Associated Press written by Danica Coto on August 16,...

BOB BROWN: Woeful War on Common Sense

As a child, I loved to listen when my mother told stories. They tended to...

LUCKY GARVIN: CAN YOU HEAR ME?

He was out mowing the lawn, her robust eighty-year-old husband. Then, it seemed to her,...

SCOT BELLAVIA: What Are Alexa’s Pronouns?

I’ve heard it said that we've welcomed robots into our homes without hesitation because they...

Children Need to Get Their Hands “Dirty”

The aroma of fresh bread baking and the thrill of watching seeds morph into radishes, lettuce or spinach are experiences every child should...

Air Conditioning Not All Its Cracked / Cranked Up To Be

Growing up in the Deep South meant dealing with the heat in summer (well actually, from March through October in Alabama.) When we...

Of Mice and . . . Rats

If you live in the Raleigh Court you have doubtlessly noticed the pitter-patter of little feet on your hardwood floors this summer.  No,...

From the Older Brother’s Room by Ed Dunnington

“It just happened.”  You ever heard those words?  You ever said those words?  What about, “It was fate that brought us together.”  Sometimes...

Recalling the Early Years of Pre-Teen “Discovery”

From long ago . . . Among the more fascinating dramas taking place within this home is the timid emergence of heterosexuality in sons...

“I Purify”

For some reason, I’ve always loved vultures. Broadly, their taxonomic group includes turkey vultures, black vultures, and relatives such as California and Andean condors. ...