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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump’s “Great Gatsby Party” At His Mar-a-Lago Club on October 31 Was In Poor Taste

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is our country’s largest anti-hunger program for men, women, and children. 42 million poor Americans lost their SNAP benefits (f.k.a. food stamps)...

FRED FIRST: Winter is Coming: Make Ready!

Though a few poetic souls and tree-hugging types like me will make soft cooing noises...

BOB BROWN: “I don’t see how I can go on like this”

The round, sad Asian American face of the 26-year-old single Soldier sitting uncomfortably in front...

SCOT BELLAVIA: God in the Library

Talking to strangers about God is a muscle I don’t work very often. But I...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part IV

As Gabrielle Fahmy wrote in the Post, "in its most recent platform, the group blasts...

FRED FIRST: A New Look at Virginia’s Old Trees

Herein lies a serendipitous reprise of an article I stumbled across this morning—exactly three years from its publication on Sustain Floyd’s website (from which...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hamas Delenda Est (Must Be Destroyed)

One common refrain among pro-Hamas demonstrators in the U.S., who gleefully carry tiki torches in their hearts, is that Israel must immediately allow a...

MELIINDA MYERS: Keeping Tropical Plants Healthy

Tropical plants are filling our homes and workspaces, adding beauty, relieving stress, and boosting creativity, productivity, and focus. Keep these plants healthy and looking...

SERWAN ZANGANA: We Can Pretend To Be Different, But We Can’t Change Who We Really Are

It is not about labels like "homophobia" or "hate," but the fact is, regardless of different perspectives about life, some facts remain immutable. Yet,...

DEVOTIONAL: Worry Is Like A Rocking Chair . . .

...Do not fret—it leads only to evil. --Psalm 37:8 (NIV) Unlike most politicians, President Calvin Coolidge was known as a man of few words. Once...

SCOTT DREYER: After 14-0 GOP Wins In Roanoke County, Ashley Suetterlein For RNC Chairwoman?

Someone said, "we celebrate our victories but analyze our defeats." Virginia Republicans have some defeats to analyze, most of all losing an estimated three...