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BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had, but it will never be the easiest. Even Billy Graham, the preeminent spiritual leader...

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...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part II

Jan called today. “Ed died Thursday… he is in a better place.” Ed, a retired...

Real Numbers, Real Problems and Real Leadership

Greece, a nation of about 10.75 million people is a microcosm of many countries in today’s world, including The United States. In February...

The Day I Fed The Pigs

 Children with their limited experience sometimes find their good intentions create unexpected results. One of the most unpleasant memories of my childhood was...

Thinking Soda? Think Again!

Liquid calories are the ones most of us never consider but the ones that may contribute to major health problems. According to their...

Women In War

I just watched The History Channel, “Women in War”, focusing on the Civil War. For an hour I watched the exploits of black...

Ask the Nature Lady -Winter Birds

One fall day as I was eating lunch at the kitchen table and looking out the sliding glass doors, two birds came zooming in...

How The Government Spends Our Bucks

Sometimes the size and scope of the federal budget can be so overwhelming it's hard to comprehend. And with so much pre-election chatter,...
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