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

There is no phrase in the U.S. Constitution that explicitly uses the phrase "separation of church and state." However, the First Amendment, which is also known as the Establishment...

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...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The CBS Evening News Made Me Cry A River Of Tears

I was watching the CBS Evening News, co-hosted by John Dickerson and Maurice Dubois on April 17,...

Preacher’s Corner: After the Hurt

Can you remember the last time someone hurt you?  It probably will not take long to answer that question, because all of us...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Perfect Apple Pie

Last year I put an apple pie recipe that I had been using for years in the Happy Chef. It was a very...

Handing Off the Future: What Will We Leave Behind?

I lift two heavy buckets of green beans fresh from the garden up onto the kitchen sink. The knees of my old worn khakis are...

Ch…Ch…Ch…Charlie!

It was early autumn many years ago when my oldest son said a tearful goodbye to Charlie. Charlie had been his best friend for...

How Can I Make Friends?

How can I make friends?  What a great question.  Unfortunately this is not the question that most kids ask when they are struggling socially. ...

More Than Coincidence

Coincidence,” Webster says, “is the occurrence of two events that happen at the same time by accident, but seem to have some connection.” I...