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BOB BROWN: When the Underdog Bites Has Rabies, and a Mean Owner

We have a strong human urge to identify with the “underdog.” There is nothing new about this tendency. The biblical story of David and Goliath, reported 3000 years ago,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part II

Unfortunately, Trump’s present ceasefire as of October 9 is analogous to the armistice signed between...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

A Life Well-Lived: Shirley Padgett Lester (1947-2025)

Shirley Padgett Lester of Vinton went to her heavenly reward October 4. Below is the...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Was Charlie Kirk A Saint? – Part II

The reason that I believe Kirk was not a saint was because he harshly criticized the 1964 Civil Rights Act signed by President Lyndon...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Was Charlie Kirk A Saint? – Part I

Charlie Kirk was a good man, husband, and father. He was charismatic, civil, combative, entrepreneurial, patently partisan, a fearless friend of Israel, and an effective...

FRED FIRST: FROM THE HIGH DESERT: Living Landscape

OVERVIEW: The 8 day trip I took to Ghost Ranch for a “conscious eldering” workshop in mid-September was a milestone. It will take me...

BOB BROWN: EVIL

Jack was 5 years old when his mother became ill. Her younger sister Rachel moved into their rural residence. She helped care for his...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Notes on Low Grade Communication

I lived off the grid recently, for eight whole days. I was on a raft trip on a river in a remote place. There...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Communist China’s And Mexico’s Undeclared War Against The U.S. – Part II

I have bad news for President Trump. Xi Jinping is not your friend, and not even close to it. He is our military and...