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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people. However, such a plethora of extremist fundamentalist Muslims as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

Recipe of the Week: Summer’s Pizza On The Grill

by Leigh Sackett This recipe combines two of my favorite things - pizza and summertime! Summer is more like something you put on than a...

The Very Great Wisdom of Mr. Ellis

by Lucky Garvin I would not want Mr. Ellis angry with me. He is African-American; perhaps a bit over six feet in height, two...

The Danger of Online Education

by Hayden Hollingsworth Much has been written about higher education and its problems.  Financing has escalated to the point that only the very wealthy...

Pork Renderings

by Nick Thomas Despite its Northern name, the Boston Butt is a favorite cut of meat in the South.  It’s the best part of...

Who Fills Your Gas Tank? by Rev. Barkley Thompson

In high school, my friend Patrick drove an enormous 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88.  It was burgundy-red, and due to its size and color...

Go Now In Peace!

by Mary Jo Shannon After retiring, I spent much more time volunteering at church, and as the cliché goes, I benefitted more than those...