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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 and 9. Tens of thousands of unarmed protesters were shot dead in an indiscriminate slaughter...

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,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

BOB BROWN: Slavery Then and Now

I join all Caucasians in the United States who lament with shame, guilt, and regret the history of enslaving Africans. The British began transporting...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: What Is The Life Of An American Worth?

I honestly do not have an answer to this question in terms of dollars, but I do in retribution. Iran-backed Hamas executed 23-year-old American Hersh...

FRED FIRST: No Place Home

The good news is that COLUMBIA has been easy to navigate, and our son’s house near the trails has increased our miles per day...

RANDY HUFF: UGH! And Then Some . . .

I am done with outrage. I think. I indulged my share and more in youth, railing about this or that, taking up various nouveau causes...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Teaching American Patriotism Must Be Part of Educational Curriculum

     The misperception among some Americans, and indeed, the younger generation regarding nationalism can cause a delusion, and hence, become chaos. In fact,...

RANDY HUFF: Tinker Creek – What to Make of All This Life?

I've been writing this year about Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, the 1975 Pulitzer Prize Winner about life on a Creek in Roanoke. It's a tall...