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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part II

I read an article on nbc.com on February 13 entitled, “In Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the working class to stave off 'authoritarianism,” which was written by Sahil Kapur. I highly...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part I

I strongly suspect that the self-assured and arrogant Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is going to be a presidential or...

FRED FIRST: But Is It Art?

I have mentioned before that I have recently found pleasure and pleasant distraction in the...

BECKY MAUPIN: A New Season, New Expectations

Motherhood, I'm learning, is a series of seasons. None of them are truly easy; they're...

“In Sickness And In Health … Until Death Do Us Part”

I'll call them Ben and Maggie, although I'm sure they would not object to my using their real names, for Ben wanted this...

Old Technology Just Right

"Ka-clunk." It's a satisfying sound; there's no denying it. I'm squinting up close to a lock set made recently but of a three-hundred-year-old...

Best Answer: Update Mental Health System AND Enforce Present Gun Laws

Since December 14, 2012 there has been an outpouring of sympathy from people here in the U.S. and around the world for the...

Learning To Be Brilliant In The Basics – Joe Kennedy

Even after they die, great leaders continue to lead. Earl Weaver, the retired Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles, died recently at...

Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You

So said Eleanor Roosevelt. I saw the above quote on a greeting card which I sent to a friend recently. The subject of fear came...

Deja Vue on Groundhog Day

Did ya ever get that feeling? That "I swear I just did this and now I'm doing it all over again" feeling? It's...
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