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RANDY HUFF: Strolling Stones and A Better Way

The stroll I often took in my growing up years recently came to mind. We lived in Ulysses, a farming and light industrial town in far Southwest Kansas. Our...

BOB BROWN: My Mother’s Bed

Prowling memories creep into my awareness. Intuitively, these memory fragments seem significant but they remain...

SCOT BELLAVIA: They’re Not Dumb, They’re Nonverbal

They say if you’ve met one person with autism…then you’ve met one person with autism....

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....

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...

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...

DEVOTIONAL: Easter Is Over…Now What? (2)

 ...you have been raised to new life with Christ...   Colossians 3:1 (NLT) Even though Christmas gets far more attention (and money spent) in our culture...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: “What Makes The Flag on The Mast to Wave?”

One of my favorite movies has always been The Wizard of Oz. When my children were younger, I would often, in trying to teach them,...