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FRED FIRST: Spaces: Inner, Outer & Other

I exist even still in a “liminal space” (which could be a whole other post—with a partial definition below from WikiWand). I live having survived the challenges of the past...

ANDY PITZER: Paraphrasing GPT

When I come to think about it, probably the one thing I’m most proud of...

BOB BROWN: IF YOU LOVE YOUR BRAIN, TAKE CARE 0F IT, PART THREE

This is A Brief Educational Summary of Neuroscience 101, Part THREE, our final section. These...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It’s time for positive change in Roanoke City, vote James Creasy for Sheriff

An enthusiastic and experienced law enforcement officer, a veteran deputy, is eager to bring changes...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part II

In my opinion, Mamdani’s charisma, savvy, and eloquence are highly overrated compared to his bona...

Two Pets – Two Perspectives . . .

by Lucky Garvin He has no sense of being less than any other. He is tolerant and urbane; and though we have many animals...

Change Comes Fast To Religion Reporting

by Frances Stebbins A few weeks ago columnist Hayden Hollingsworth reflected on how medical education has changed since he was trained as a cardiologist years...

Recipe of the Week: Grilled Chipotle Orange Chicken Legs

by Leigh Sackett There is still plenty of summer weather left for grilling but the signs of the season’s end are all around us....

Time Rolls On . . . And Goodness Comes

by Joe Kennedy Four years ago, I prepared for my imminent retirement by doing what I'd always done: I panicked. My financial advisor assured me...

The Grand Old Men Of Medicine

by Lucky Garvin I attended a medical conference a while back, and was agreeably surprised to hear a younger physician speak of ‘bedside manner,’ and...

Hummingbirds: Pugnacious and Bejeweled Sun-Angels

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. Having recently returned from a two-week expedition into the rainforests and mountains of Peru, I have come back once...