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ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part II

I am totally bewildered how a U.S. aircraft carrier group or Trump-class battleship is going to stop THOUSANDS of aerial and underwater kamikaze drones simultaneously launched from an inexpensive expendable Chinese cargo ship or Hainan...

BOB BROWN: The Sacred Oath of Office

According to Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran in...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part I

I think that President Trump's plan to build a “new class of American-designed battleships that will be...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual...

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

SCOT BELLAVIA: New Day’s Resolutions

Last year started on a Sunday. A blank, replete calendar is a satisfying sight. No missing squares for an awkward partial-week, expediting the return...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Good Riddance To Harvard President Claudine Gay

Claudine Gay finally resigned as Harvard's president on January 2. I am truly bewildered why it took almost a month after her disgraceful testimony before Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY)...

Testing, Sharing, and Saving Leftover Seeds

As you scour the seed catalogs and websites for new and favorite flower and vegetable seeds, take time to inventory the seeds you have...

DEVOTIONAL: In This New Year, Don’t Live In The Past

Do not dwell on the past. --Isaiah 43:18b (NIV) Different vehicles come equipped with different bells and whistles, but every vehicle comes with at least...

FRED FIRST: Time On Earth – The Motion Our Tools Can Help Us See

Today, two visual gems I wanted you to see. FIRST… WINTER IN TIME For those of you who think winter is gray and sleeping or any...

RANDY HUFF: Maybe Passing Time is a Clue to Eternity

“Time, flowing like a river, to the sea…till it’s gone forever, gone forever.” In my high school years I often heard this lyric from The...