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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,...

The Mystifying Present: Another Look at Tinker Creek

Everyone knows what the present is until you ask them. When I learned of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, I was...

FRED FIRST: Light At The End . . .

We have a moving date and a new address If you've been following along as our sidewalk ends, you were around back last November 2023...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Biden’s Commencement Address: Lies, Lies And More Lies

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, one definition of a lie is "an assertion of something known or believed by the speaker ... to be untrue...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow Fast, Fun, and Easy Microgreens

Have fun growing some delicious and nutritious microgreens on your kitchen counter, in a sunny window, or under lights any time of the year....

DR. BOB BROWN: A Soldier’s Reflection Memorial Day 2024

A Letter From Michael / May 2024 Bob Brown, where do I begin? For years, you have promoted an idea that I adore, but...

SCOTT DREYER: Bidenflation Is Real

Inflation can be defined as "too many dollars chasing too few goods." With a US National Debt now at a shameful $37.7 trillion, that's...