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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

MELINDA MYERS: Winning Perennial Plant Adds Color and Fragrance

Add long-lasting beauty and pollinator appeal to your garden with this year’s Perennial Plant of the Year, Jeana garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’). Selected...

FRED FIRST: Mosey’s New Home

We need another miracle. Soon. The tiny kitten appeared out of nowhere. She climbed our steps at the old home place on Goose Creek just...

BOB BROWN: What Good Is A Dad?

Who shall we thank for ridding us of dads?  Influential trend-setters like post-modern deconstruction philosophers must not take all the credit. They are proudly...

RANDY HUFF: Reading Too Much of The Free Press

Some things are true to the way the world is and some things are not. And to deny this truth is to embrace a...

DEVOTIONAL: Live In The Present

Author and pastor Randy Huff praised "living in the here and now" in his recent column, "The Mystifying Present: Another Look at Tinker Creek."...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Most American Politicians Divorce Politics From Ethics

Do American politicians carry themselves with honesty and demonstrate integrity on a daily basis? Before answering this question, one should first know the definitions of...