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BOB BROWN: AGING POETICALLY, PART I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a sprinter in this race. Nowadays, blessed by the gift of a long life, my...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Twenty Reasons For Regime Change in Iran

1. The kidnapping of 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979,...

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...

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,...

In the Midst of Our Fear by Gary Robbins

I had watched her, just a few minutes before, as she stood there…crying. “I can’t do, I can’t do it,” she said, tears running down...

Zero To Seventy In Eight Hours

by Robert Adcox For anyone looking for a day vacation, there is no better experience than a spirited jaunt from Roanoke to Mount Airy....

More Notes from the ER

by Lucky Garvin I’m the sort of person who makes all kinds of notes so I don’t forget stuff; then I forget where I...

Something That Has Been Around So Long We’ve Forgotten All About It

byMike Keeler First of all, we don't even know how this Thing got its name. Some folks think it's just the Greek word for...

From The Older Brother’s Room by Ed Dunnington

What is a hypocrite?  Jesus uses the term seventeen times in the gospels when speaking to very religiously-minded people.  As many of you...

Medellin, City of Eternal Spring

by John Robinson You can't beat street food, and this place is no exception. I love the  almojabanos, which are rolls with warm, gooey...