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SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few years ago on the Fourth of July. I wasn’t asking how proud or embarrassed...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

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,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

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

DICK BAYNTON: From Riches to Refugees

As we have all noticed some Democratic candidates for the presidency of our country are advocating a sharp turn toward socialism. Socialism is the...

MIKE KEELER: The Effectiveness (or not) of Super Bowl Advertising Over Time  

Are you getting the feeling that we've been here once before? But ONLY once before? Maybe that's because this year the Super Bowl falls...

STUART REVERCOMB: The Focus of Our Adulation

The sudden and tragic death of anyone, even if they are a complete stranger, always hits us deeply - especially if the person is...

DICK BAYNTON: Remnants of Rampage

The two girls are now 13 and 16 and living in Germany under the watchful eyes of D?zen Tekkal who directed a documentary entitled,...

STUART REVERCOMB: Count Your Chickens

I am 58 years old and still counting - for which I am very thankful. In 1900 average life expectancy was 47 years of...

H. BRUCE RINKER: Pandering For Christ

One of my Grandmothers was the daughter of a fundamentalist preacher who believed and practiced a literal interpretation of the Bible (King James, version,...