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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people. However, such a plethora of extremist fundamentalist Muslims as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

Moving Beyond the Fortress by Tim Harvey

The common complaint about the news media is that the news is always bad.  Oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.  A...

Just a Taste of Ticino

South of the great Alpine passes in eastern Switzerland the feel is decidedly Italian. Emerging from the Gotthard tunnel, which lies under the...

Natural Resource Preservation Plea: Preserve Our Dark Night Skies

A favorite phrase reminds me that “in wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” And I would suggest that, in the darkness of the...

Can You Put A Price Tag On Your Heritage?

Take, for example, the case of the Old Barracks.  The Colony of New Jersey built five military barracks in 1758; the one in...

Bernard, 4 Levels of Love by George C. Anderson

I found the greatest love of all Inside of me. The greatest love of all Is easy to achieve. Learning to love yourself. It is the greatest love...

“Who’s Jack Anyway?”

Who’s “Jack” in the name of that wonderful spring wildflower throughout our region called Jack-in-the-pulpit? Jack-in-the-pulpit has long fascinated naturalists, herbalists, botanists, and even...