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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...

RANDY HUFF: You Don’t Know What’s There Until You Do

I am reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek this year, the 50th year of its publishing. I come away with lines like, “It snowed all...

FRED FIRST: Turning Points of Note From a Season of Change

First night: Middle of April: The sliding doors are open with nothing but the screens to filter the sweet air at midnight. The occasional hello...

MELINDA MYERS: Dig, Divide and Boost Your Garden’s Beauty

Overcrowded, poor flowering, and floppy perennials can be invigorated with a shovel and a bit of your time and energy. Dividing perennials is an...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Let Prime Minister Netanyahu Defeat Hamas In The Gaza Strip

In January 2014 former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (2006-11) bluntly stated that Joe Biden had “‘been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and...

SERWAN ZANGANA: To Say “Death to America” Is A Personal Affront and A Threat to US All

The April 5 protest in Dearborn, Michigan is stretching beyond the First Amendment and the freedom of assembly. Evidently, chanting ”Death to America” is...

RANDY HUFF: How Could a Game Bring Tears?

I cry and wonder why, which is ok I guess. I often weep while watching stories, sometimes for reasons hard to explain. The right...