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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,...

The Carilion Questions

Now there’s a title that can lead in many directions!  In the last three decades few hospital systems have undergone the growth spurt that...

Got a Hammer in That Purse?

Like most everyone else, I am longing for spring.  That’s a more diplomatic way of saying we’ve all been about ready to take...

In God We Trust

An appellant court in Northern California recently ruled on a lawsuit brought against the United States by a rather importunate atheist. He’s been...

What a Difference Freedom Makes

In a recent column I recounted the mixed messages that snow can deliver.  I wrote of the hardship some of my high school classmates...

The Life Giving Power of The Stray Dog

This is not a pleasant story; but it’s one which needs to be told. What I am about to tell you happened nearly forty...

Bridges, Barriers, or Bombs: Three Metaphors for Church / Community Relations

One of the critical questions the faith community needs to answer in this generation is “how will we define our relationship to those...