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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Barack and Michelle Obama Are Neither Apes Nor Monkeys

I read an article from the BBC on February 6 entitled, "Trump says he 'didn't see' part of video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes," which was written...

BOB BROWN: AGING POETICALLY, PART I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Twenty Reasons For Regime Change in Iran

1. The kidnapping of 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

FRED FIRST: Walking In Time

Despite the ice and snow outside this morning, it already feels like we’ve turned the corner towards spring. The days are getting longer, if...

MELINDA MYERS: Maximize Seed Starting Success with a Seed Starting Chart

Now is the time when many of us are busy ordering seeds. We often end up with many seeds, some new ones we needed...

CAROLINE REVERCOMB: Goodbye Alcohol, My Old Friend

In December of 2023 I decided to go alcohol free for the following year. It was most decidedly not a New Year's Resolution.  Rather,...

BOB BROWN: Living Against Conscience

In April 1968, he was awakened at 6 AM by the Headmaster of a Georgetown Catholic boarding school and told a car was waiting...

MELINDA: 2025 Is The Year of The Monstera

Kick-off 2025 with the addition of a monstera plant to your indoor garden. You’ll join other gardeners observing 2025 as the Year of the...

FRED FIRST: Bones, Bits and Bytes – Don’t Let The Door Hit Ya 2024 . . .

And so it comes around once again: the passing of the winter solstice, after which, for reasons I don’t understand and with effects I...