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BOB BROWN: FITNESS AND DEMENTIA

We focus today on the role of fitness in the prevention and management of dementia. Research in 2025–2026 shows that physical and mental health are closely linked: Engaging in regular...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Crimes Of Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City is an abnormal human being. There has to...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Some Americans Don’t Understand Definition of “Dictator”

US forces capturing the President/Dictator of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, is a milestone for the Venezuelans,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part II

I am totally bewildered how a U.S. aircraft carrier group or Trump-class battleship is going to stop THOUSANDS of aerial...

BOB BROWN: The Sacred Oath of Office

According to Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran in...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Christmas Traditions

I respect people of all faiths, but as a Christian, I celebrate Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. Every Christmas season, there are traditions...

MIKE KEELER: The Shot Not Heard Around The World

As the Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party approached, tensions were running high throughout New England. The port of Boston had been closed by...

FRED FIRST: A Brighter Shade of Everything

Many of my age-peer friends beat me to the punch and had one or both eyes treated for cataracts--a leading cause of blindness worldwide,...

SCOT BELLAVIA: They Told Me I Was Gifted . . .

From third to fifth grade, I was in the PLATO program at Fishburn Park Elementary. PLATO is a backronym (Pupils Learning Appropriately TOgether) meaning...

RANDY HUFF: A Gift We Barely Know How to Receive

I assume most have treasured memories of childhood, of special days and seasons, of people – relatives, teachers, friends – whose lives and words...

MELINDA MYERS: Winter Celebrations and Coldest Temperatures

The winter solstice marks the Northern Hemisphere’s first day of winter and the day with the fewest hours of sunlight. It usually occurs around...