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BOB BROWN: AGING POETICALLY, PART I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a sprinter in this race. Nowadays, blessed by the gift of a long life, my...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Twenty Reasons For Regime Change in Iran

1. The kidnapping of 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

OK Aspiring Writers, This One’s Easy . . . Maybe Too Easy

Your assignment today is to write a story of only about 1500 words.  But there's a catch: all the words in your story...

Recipe of the Week from the Happy Chef: Simple Scalloped Potatoes

It is just SO TRUE that usually the simplest things are the best of things in life.  Most of us eventually find this...

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...