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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...

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...

Notes From Home

by Lucky Garvin Sabrina seemed a bit preoccupied that morning. I watched for a while, then asked, “You seem to have something on your...

The Hazards of Spring Gardening

by Nick Thomas You have to wonder what God was thinking when He created poison ivy. Was He having a rough day, or was...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

by Bill Turner High school baseball and softball district play is in full swing this week with numerous teams looking to advance to next...

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.” – Emerson

byMike Keeler  It's time we admit it: we cannot kill the Lion's Tooth. Every spring we carpet-bomb it with pendimethaline (the toxic ingredient in...

Why Are You Standing There Looking At The Sky? by Joe Lehman

When Jesus was being taken into heaven, it appeared to his disciples to be over.  He was no longer going to be physically...