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Amigo or Illegal?

Editor’s Note by Dick Kelly:  Joyce Hodges is a retired school teacher who has been writing poetry all her life. She and her husband, Bill, spend four months a year in Tucson, Arizona, and split the rest of

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Memories of China

China is a vast country in Asia, bordering the Pacific Ocean. Many of China’s largest cities are along the east coast, where the land is low and flat, and easy to plant rice in the paddies, rice being… Read the rest

Craig Bieber

CRAIG BIEBER shares his well-written conservative, but down-to-earth, commentary about American life and politics. He is the author of “Saylors Triangle” and lives in Alaska and Arizona. Visit Craig’s website at CraigBieber.com

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Chi Newman

CHI NEWMAN’s book, Farewell, My Beijing: The long journey from China to Tucson tells her fascinating life story. She shares her experiences and her unique view of world events with our readers. Discover more about this most interesting world… Read the rest

Claire Rogers

CLAIRE is a writer, journalist, and world traveler based in Arizona. Her experiences while visiting many foreign countries and her travels around the USA provide us with her first hand knowledge of people and cultures everywhere.Claire’s website, NewBohemians.net… Read the rest

Bob Rogers

BOB, along with his wife Claire, spends much of his time traveling around the world in “Turtle”, their motor home, and on their tandem bicycle. Bob documents their travels on his own website and shares his insight and experiences… Read the rest

Kung Shi Fa Tsai

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on December 20, 2008, but since today (January 26, 2009) is, after all, Chinese New Year, I’ve decided – in my almighty power as “Editor” – to move it back to

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Our 44th Presidency begins

Proudly and unashamedly using his full name, our new President Barack Hussein Obama, waited patiently as the Chief Justice stumbled over the sequence of a few words, and then took his oath of office as the 44th President of… Read the rest

Our President's first speech

Words matter, whether they are spoken or sung, because they can change minds and open hearts.

There are good words that speak to truth, inspire us individually, and bring people together.  Words can make us think, make us… Read the rest

The late, great Republican Party

When I was a young man and trying to find my way through the pitfalls of growing up, a friend of the family noticed that I had a few friends who would clearly get me in trouble sooner than… Read the rest

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