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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,...

Silver Buckshot on the Orient Express: A 21st Century Solution for Conservation

Back a few years ago, I was invited to participate in two national conferences: a speaker at a conference hosted by George Mason University...

Recipe of the Week: Green Bean Vinaigrette

WOW! I am sitting right now in the backyard with the warm sun on my face and my little hound dog at my feet...

The Muskrat Skin Jacket

I guess my Dad thought it would serve as a great anatomy lesson, of sorts, and he was right. I don’t remember what...

From Taubman to T.T. – Art is in the Eye . . .

Cartoonist Al Capp once described abstract art as “a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.”  While Mr. Capp...

Life with Mr. Fix- It

Our first trip to Europe occurred in 1983 when our son was studying law at the University of Munich.  On the day of our...

Slippery Slope of Winter ~ Part Two

As you may recall, when the first part of this tale ended, the author lay sprawled spread-eagle on the icy brink of disaster.  A...