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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...

FRED FIRST: What Was A Half Million Acres of Cypress Swamp

The transformation of the Missouri Boot Heel A year from today, I will be living in a world I do not know. But I can...

Melinda Myers: Grow Fruit in Containers!

Have fun and enjoy picking fresh fruit right outside your door thanks to compact varieties you can grow in containers. Just clear some space...

SERWAN ZANGANA: US Policy Should Move Away From Kurdistan

The United States’ involvement in the Middle East and the unwavering support for the Israeli war against Hamas has greatly affected its presence in...

DEVOTIONAL: Easter Is Over…Now What? (1)

...walk in newness of life.  Romans 6:4 (ESV) Easter Sunday is the most important, joyous day in the Christian calendar. Now that Easter is behind...

RANDY HUFF: On Media, Home and What Really Matters

Media is the in-between, like medium or median: that which comes between two things. Media is thus the means by which reality (thing ONE)...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Conclusions and Lessons From The Terror Attack in Russia

The horrific terror attack in Moscow on March 22, was the result of a terrorist group’s act, which disregarded every of human life and...