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STEM is only part of a plant

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Mar. 24

I am American, not Irish!

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Mar. 17

Raucous Caucus and Other Ruckuses

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Mar. 10

A lot has happened since you last read this column!

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Mar. 3

Iconoclastic ideas (or mysteries)

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Feb. 25

“Conservative vs. Liberal” is a misleading view of politics

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Feb. 18

General Ization’s power grows

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Feb. 11

TRUTH or truth?

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Feb. 4

Freedom to live or freedom to deceive?

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Jan. 28

Rogues, clowns, politicians, and statespersons

Melvyn Magree  |  Friday Jan. 22

If...

Melvyn Magree  |  Wednesday Jan. 6

When does a new year really start?

Melvyn Magree  |  Wednesday Dec. 30

There really are only two religions

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Dec. 24

A Note from Scrooge

Melvyn Magree  |  Wednesday Dec. 16

Bombs away!

Melvyn Magree  |  Thursday Dec. 10

Three views of economics

Melvyn Magree  |  Wednesday Dec. 2

Are “conservatives” the lackeys of Daesh?

Melvyn Magree  |  Tuesday Nov. 24

Do we reap what we sow?

Melvyn Magree  |  Wednesday Nov. 18

Sashaying Along with More Clichés

Melvyn Magree  |  Wednesday Nov. 11

Misfeasance and malfeasance: corporate and government II

Melvyn Magree  |  Wednesday Nov. 4

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