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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people. However, such a plethora of extremist fundamentalist Muslims as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

Living Up To Expectations

I was recently spent an amazing day in San Tomas, Guatemala. Yes, the Caribbean was spectacularly blue and the sand was soft.  The...

A Mountain of Butts and One “What If”

Today I’m angry. During my 10-minute drive to work this morning, I watched no less than three individuals flick their still-smoking cigarette butts out...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Easter Nest Cake

Oh my GOODNESS! I found this on Delish.com and I had to put it in the Happy Chef right away so that all...

Remembering Hank Hamrick

Twenty-five years ago my father passed way in his bed on Long Island. Last week I lost another father.  Hank Hamrick, my wife Janet's...

Persistence and Passion Help Local Writer Win Honors At Hollins

Thirty years ago Elizabeth Matthews Jones began a journey that will be completed in May when she graduates, Magna Cum Laude, from Hollins University,...

If You Don’t Want to Quack, Don’t Hang Out With the Ducks!

I heard a great joke the other day from a 6 year old.  He asked “What happens when you hang out with a lot of...