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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 and 9. Tens of thousands of unarmed protesters were shot dead in an indiscriminate slaughter...

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

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

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

My First Broken Bone

Years ago, Dad warned me that a tool - any tool – was: A.) Not my friend, B.) Wanted to hurt me, and...

One Bad Earthquake

My intellectual hero is Charles Darwin. A courageous man with a heightened sense of wonder and curiosity about the natural world, Darwin lived from...

France, Farmers and the Fiscal Cliff

Many Chalet owners in France are hurrying to sell their homes and estates before year-end while their owners are moving to Switzerland, Belgium...

Psychology is Not the Answer

 I was asked recently by a parent why we still have so many mental health issues with children and families when we have...

On the Road Down Under

It happens in the blink of an eye. The dusky-colored, full-grown kangaroo enters our narrow frame of view in the  predawn darkness. A huge...

Campaign Year Spurs an Enviromentalist’s Pro-Life Lament

I would say that those who are callous about babies and callous about life ought to be brought to bear the callousness of...
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