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BOB BROWN: When the Underdog Bites Has Rabies, and a Mean Owner

We have a strong human urge to identify with the “underdog.” There is nothing new about this tendency. The biblical story of David and Goliath, reported 3000 years ago,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part II

Unfortunately, Trump’s present ceasefire as of October 9 is analogous to the armistice signed between...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

A Life Well-Lived: Shirley Padgett Lester (1947-2025)

Shirley Padgett Lester of Vinton went to her heavenly reward October 4. Below is the...

SCOTT DREYER: No Man Is An Island Indeed PART IV

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.  -Psalm 24:1 (KJV) In Parts 1, 2, and 3...

SCOT BELLAVIA: 4 Phrases People Should Stop Using

Maybe these are grammatical pet peeves, or maybe I’m onto something more profound. Either way, here are four phrases people should stop using. Opens Up:...

SCOTT DREYER: No Man Is An Island Indeed PART III

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope...

ALISHA BREWER NELSON: Learning The Fine Art of Haggling

You know, when you make the decision to move off grid, on top of a mountain, in Montana for the very first time, you...

SCOTT DREYER: No Man Is An Island Indeed PART II

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide...

MELINDA MYERS: Designing A Wildlife-Friendly Landscape

We love watching the bunnies hopping across the lawn or ground squirrels scurrying away with a cheek full of seeds. That is, until they...