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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Iran Is Playing Trump Like A Chump

Since Ayatollah Khomeini seized power on February 11, 1979, after the exile of the Shah of Iran the previous month, the fanatical Shiite Muslim clerics in Tehran and their proxies have publicly...

FRED FIRST: Lonesome Highway: Hurry Up and Wait

If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there? We...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The CBS Evening News Made Me Cry A River Of Tears

I was watching the CBS Evening News, co-hosted by John Dickerson and Maurice Dubois on April 17,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: American Travelers – A Cautionary Tale

My cultural underpinnings were first rooted in my Indian reservation in Virginia, yet my world...

FRED FIRST: Fragments: Late April

EARTH DAY I neglected to devote any words to the event this year for the first...

The Sophistry of Central Planning

Central planning is a process of collecting data, massaging that information and converting the refined statistics into an action plan. Government workers collect the...

Retiring After 40 Plus Years in The ER

The phone rang. I answered. "Hello?"  I’m Dr. Crawford,” came the response. “I’m a paleontologist. Do you  know what that is?” “You study fossils.” “Correct!” He sounded...

Taking Care of The Simple Things

Yeah, baby. A few weeks ago I lamented my inability to handle the small chores of daily life. I wanted to be brilliant at the basics,...

Kathy’s Big Misunderstanding

Fifty years ago parents of children with multiple ear infections and sore throats were advised to have the tonsils removed. Since our three easily...

My Week From Hell That Pointed to Heaven

Last week I was hit by pain which I cannot fully describe. I can say that it was the worst pain I've ever...

Running in the Mountain Junkies Trail Race Series

I'm alone now, plodding along with the rhythm of my heart beat keeping time with my footsteps. There is someone just ahead, just around...