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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. It turns out that when they also have apraxia, you didn’t meet them the...
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...
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...
DICK BAYNTON: Broken What?
Day after day and year after year, we hear that our immigration system is broken. The two houses of Congress debate the topic and...
H. BRUCE RINKER: Darwin: A Hero for Scientists and Lovers
For all of us, what a happy coincidence that Charles Darwin’s birthday (12 February) and St. Valentines’ Day (14 February) sit close to each...
MIKE KEELER: ASA House Update Part 1
There once was a house. And there will be again.
Ralph Hunt arrived on Long Island in 1652, "among a party of Englishmen." He may...
MIKE KEELER: Asa Hunt House Update Part Two
From out of the ashes rose the world's most powerful republic.
In 1748, a construction crew digging on the slopes of Mt. Etna in Italy...
DICK BAYNTON: The Dichotomies of Despair
Politicians are highly adept at sanctimoniously selecting comparable issues that are incomparable. For example, it was Nancy Pelosi that stated that walls are immoral....
3 Diet Tips To Reverse Your Sleep Problems
It’s estimated that 50-70 million U.S. adults have some type of sleeping disorder. And what you eat or don’t eat may impact how you...