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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...
DICK BAYNTON: The Folly of Superficial Solutions Part II
Those who prosper from murders are the companies that make bullets, guns and holsters, ambulance providers and funeral directors. In some cases, when the...
DICK BAYNTON: Surplus & Obsolete: The U.S. Department of Education
A recent report stated that about half of college graduates work in occupations that don’t require a college degree. Corporate presidents almost certainly have...
HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: A Dangerous Dissatisfaction
Have you ever thought how pleasant life would be if there were no complaints? Sometimes it seems that is the main topic of conversation....
DICK BAYNTON: The Immigration Debate is Gone
It is a pleasure to announce that the immigration debate doesn’t exist. You may be surprise, but it is true. There is not now...
A Gentleman Scholar of Grand Character
One of the things that make life exciting is meeting someone with extraordinary gifts and high intelligence, complemented by a grand character. Such a...
We Have Lost Our Moxie
Saul Alinsky, who died in 1972 at age 63, was the author of Rules for Radicals published in 1971. His son, L. David Alinsky...
