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BOB BROWN: AGING POETICALLY, PART I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a sprinter in this race. Nowadays, blessed by the gift of a long life, my...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Twenty Reasons For Regime Change in Iran

1. The kidnapping of 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Who’s Allowed to Contradict Lia Thomas?

“Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.”      -Proverbs 26:17 “Stay...

SCOTT DREYER: “Just Because It’s Online…”

Since becoming a teacher in 1987, I've tried to maintain my credibility by being honest with my students and "telling it like it is."...

SCOTT DREYER: “Atomic Habits” Mastermind Starts Tomorrow

Can you figure out who the poem "Who Am I?" is talking about? I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or your heaviest...

DEVOTIONAL: Arise and Work

Of the gold, silver, bronze, and iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the LORD be with you.  -- I Chronicles...

DEVOTIONAL: Know What To Do

From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do (...)  - I Chronicles 12:32a (Berean Study Bible) Someone once quipped, "There...

Will Sen. Edwards Block Gas, Grocery, Tax Relief?

As reported in The Roanoke Star on March 28, the Virginia General Assembly dismissed last month yet failed in their responsibility to create a...