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BECKY MAUPIN: Overwhelmed Doesn’t Mean Ungrateful

If you’re on social media for any amount of time, you pretty quickly see that there is mixed content. Some of it is positive and gives you really good...

BOB BROWN: When the Underdog Bites Has Rabies, and a Mean Owner

We have a strong human urge to identify with the “underdog.” There is nothing new...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part II

Unfortunately, Trump’s present ceasefire as of October 9 is analogous to the armistice signed between...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

Its Been 99 Years Since Congress Officially Got Its Fingers Into Your Wallet

byMike Keeler The Founding Fathers feared it. They were so concerned that the government would abuse the power of taxation, or that some states...

More From My Study Of Time: Creating A Calendar

by Mary Jo Shannon Calendars are essential for organizing our lives. We usually have several – one in the kitchen to keep track of...

Valentine’s Day . . . What Does It Mean?

by Hayden Hollingsworth Of all our celebrations Valentine’s Day may be one of the most obscure in its origin.  It is shrouded in mystery...

“What Is A Capable Kid?”

by Keith McCurdy A parent came in recently with an article citing that the adolescent brain is not fully developed until 25.  Is this really...

Why Work When You Can Be My Son?

by Lucky Garvin Young Sir Garvin had a religious experience the other day.  He found a ten dollar bill on the road. Stirred to...

Dead Language A Wonderful Part of Living

by Mary Jo Shannon Latin is dubbed “a dead language.” For centuries after the modern Romance languages, derived from Latin, were spoken in France,...