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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,...

Living As A People Saved And Free

Those of us who would read a column like this one have recently celebrated THE greatest event of our salvation (thus far, that...

What to Do with Those Leftover Easter Eggs

Dying Easter Eggs is great fun for kids, the result is beautiful but it becomes such an unbelievable mess if not completely controlled;...

Preacher’s Corner

"But all of his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things . ....

“Much Ado About Time …” Part I

For us scientists, time is an important part of our general work.  For example, how long is a particular chemical reaction?  What’s the...

Make Sense of Place By Knowing Where You’re From

Where are you from? No, really. This is a serious and important question to ponder for a moment, because as Wendell Berry has suggested,...

The Shannon Travel Misadventures

We can’t compete with the Griswolds on their way to Wally World, or the “Outsiders’” escapades in New York City, so I doubt...