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BOB BROWN: KILLING TRUTH

The Declaration of Independence cites God four times—as "Nature's God," "Creator," "Supreme Judge of the world," and"divine Providence"—to support the colonists' claims to independence and rights. The different references...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Charlie Kirk’s P*** Poor Security at Utah Valley University in Orem

I always enjoyed listening to Charlie Kirk on a local radio station in Roanoke, Virginia, after...

FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

MIKE KEELER: Attention Paraskevidekatriaphobiacs: It’s Worse Than You Think . . .

As I alluded to last week, the Gregorian calendar was first rolled out in 1582, and was fully adopted by Europe in 1752. In...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It Should Not Be Difficult to Condemn The Atrocity of Hamas Attacks on Israeli Civilians

It is easy to be biased and support one side over the other in a conflict or a war between two countries as one's...

MELINDA MYERS: Plant a Few Trees for You and The Bees

Fall is a great time to add trees to your landscape. Not only do they provide shade, remove pollutants from the air, and help...

FRED FIRST: Nothing Gold… Autumn Is The Season for Letting Go

Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to...

SCOTT DREYER: Life Lessons From “Sookie”

Dale Grgurich is a friend who recently recently lost his beloved dog and hiking buddy, Sookie. Here is his story and some "life lessons"...

SCOTT DREYER: A Surprise Attack on Israel . . . And The Band Played On . . .

Last Saturday, as many of us here in Southwest and Central Virginia were enjoying the start to a beautiful October weekend, we got news...