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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker, who had majored in computer science and physics at N.C. State in Raleigh told...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) Needs To Be Censured

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), who appears to be a self-important crackpot, tried hysterically (without officially...

LUCKY GARVIN: Tommy

I watched a little boy say, `Goodbye' the other day. The `little boy', Tommy, is...

BOB BROWN: Show Us How Injustices Are Resolved With Dignity

President Donald Trump and entrepreneur Elon Musk have a unique opportunity to show the world how strong, deeply held convictions of injustices can be...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Buying Stocks with Credit Card Loans or Home Equity Lines of Credit Should Be Illegal

I am no expert on consumer finance, but I believe that purchasing stocks using credit card cash advances and loans along with home equity...

BOB BROWN: On the Importance of Fathers

It is easy to become a father. It is difficult to become and stay a good father. My wife is a wonderful mother, grandmother,...

BECKY MAUPIN: More Than a Feeling: The Power of a Mother’s Intuition

There’s a guiding voice inside every mother. Sometimes it’s loud and urgent—the feeling that something’s wrong, even when everyone else says it’s fine. When all...

FRED FIRST: To Market, To Market

Reinventing myself: again. And doing it solo. I hardly know where to start. So I won’t. Not yet. Maybe soon. Until then, a few observations...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Rose and the Bower

Even though I stood well away from them in the broad doorway of our cardiac resuscitation room, I could see them clearly. I noticed...