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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part II

I read an article on nbc.com on February 13 entitled, “In Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the working class to stave off 'authoritarianism,” which was written by Sahil Kapur. I highly...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had,...

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...

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...

Making it Right

by Keith McCurdy To this day I still remember what my mother would make me do when I got into a fight with my...

My Advice: Avoid The Stroke

by Joe Kennedy Having a stroke can change your life. You can trust me on this. My stroke in February 2009 left me with a...

Whatever Happened to Civility?

by Hayden Hollingsworth Can you remember the time when men opened doors for women, when random acts of kindness received a friendly wave or...

The View from the Mountain by Rev. Barkley Thompson

In 2008 I participated in Washington National Cathedral’s pilgrimage to Iona, a tiny island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of...
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