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BECKY MAUPIN: Overwhelmed Doesn’t Mean Ungrateful

If you’re on social media for any amount of time, you pretty quickly see that there is mixed content. Some of it is positive and gives you really good...

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...

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,...

Recipe of the Week: Grilled Salmon with Roasted Corn Relish

As I gazed upon my son’s desk today I smiled, the truth stood before me – his desk tells the story of who...

Can America Survive—History Says Yes

One of the oddities of history seems to be that each generation thinks current political events are new under the sun; nothing like...

Writing the Weekly Column Not for the Faint of Heart

Writing a newspaper column can be somewhat of a challenge.  The process begins with an idea and hopefully ends with a written product...

Creating Stories On the Road

“Camp Dark Hollow is on route 311 – on the left side of the road ; there’s a sign at the entrance. You...

Fear Is Sometimes a Good Thing

How many of us were afraid of our parents while growing up?  By afraid, I don’t mean that we thought our parents would...

Do You Know What Truth Is? by Brian E. Smith

Do you know what truth really is?  Do you think it is possible for a person to be absolutely certain that something is...