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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,...

MIKE KEELER: Here’s Something That, Sadly, You’ve Heard Before

And you have Daniel Butterfield to blame. He was just a kid from Utica, New York, who attended Union College and then joined his father’s...

FRED FIRST: Life Plan, Healthspan and Third Places

The essential vitamin of Other People in Regular Places I was thinking and writing recently about those individuals who live long and remember well. They are known...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Everyday is Memorial Day

   On this somber day, we should all pause and take a moment to be silent and think about those soldiers who were killed...

DEVOTONAL: What Does The Bible Say About Pride?

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. --Proverbs 16:18 (ESV) This famed verse famous has been shortened into the ageless expression, "Pride...

RANDY HUFF: Little League Lessons for Life

Baseball in western Kansas was better than anyone knew. The Little League had eight teams and each team had plenty of players – it...

MELIMDA MYERS: Grow Vertically for Added Beauty / Productivity

Expand your planting space, grow a living screen, or add vertical interest to your garden beds. Train vines up a decorative support, onto a...