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RANDY HUFF: Know When to Hold Your Peace

“Why don't you say your piece?” I asked my friend. “It need not be public. Explain your concern. Open up in an email or private message.” “Need not be public?!”...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Why Were The U.S. Flags At Half-Mast On April 26?

There is no phrase in the U.S. Constitution that explicitly uses the phrase "separation of...

BOB BROWN: Journey to the Promised Land of Health

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is the United States...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Iran Is Playing Trump Like A Chump

Since Ayatollah Khomeini seized power on February 11, 1979, after the exile of the Shah of Iran the...

FRED FIRST: Lonesome Highway: Hurry Up and Wait

If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there? We...

The Recipe of the Week from the Happy Chef: Christmas Cheer

Wow – what an amazing snowfall! I grew up in West Virginia, so it certainly brings back great memories. When I watch my...

If A Tree Falls In the Living Room Can Anyone Hear It?

Allow me to begin this column with an apology.  On Sunday, December 13th I was to attend the annual holiday soiree for the staff...

Who’s Got the Power?

There are all kinds of power:  Physical, as in the NFL; parental, although that frequently seems impotent; financial, for most of us a whole...

The Ugliest, Most Glorious Christmas Tree

My wife, Sabrina, looked at the artificial Christmas tree and shuddered. “That thing’s been in my family forever. Why we haven’t thrown it out...

Would You Kiss A Skeptic Under Your Mistletoe?

Sometimes being a scientist is like a curse. As a scientist, I’m ever skeptical, filled with doubt even about the most seemingly mundane observations and...

The Dark Shading of a Beautiful Christmas by George C. Anderson

The Advent and Christmas passages in Luke are beautiful, but they are not pretty in the ways that decorated trees with wrapped presents...