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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Russia’s Inhumanity To Russians – Part I

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, located in modern Belarus, formally ended Bolshevik Russia's participation in World War I on March 3, 1918. Since then, both the Red Army and its successor, the Russian...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Changing of the Tires

The car I drive now doesn’t even have a spare tire. Can you believe that?...

FRED FIRST: Facing Forward. Facing Back.

Maybe it’s okay that I can’t go back twenty Januarys past, or ten as a...

BOB BROWN: “A Very Heavy Heart For The State of The World”

A neighbor sent the following email to all who reside in this part of Albemarle...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hands Off Denmark!

President Trump has repeatedly called for the annexation of Greenland since 2019, recently appointing former...

MIKE KEELER: History With Some Teeth In It

Back in the early ‘aughts, on the western end of Sicily, an archaeologist named Sebastiano Tusa was visiting a friend in the little town...

JAMES FINCK: Religious Intolerance 2022

Three years ago, I wrote an article about religious intolerance. My premise was that America had actually never been that religiously tolerant, that today...

MELINDA MYERS: Growing Tomatoes In Pots

Keep garden-fresh tomatoes close at hand this season. Grow one or more in containers on your patio, balcony, or front steps. Any tomato can be...

SCOT BELLAVIA: We Closed On A House

If you recall my outlook on the housing market expressed three articles ago, you’re probably surprised to hear we got a house; we were...

MIKE KEELER: The Birth of Huy Fong Sriracha Sauce

You’ve seen the word on bottles in the condiments aisle, next to the ketchup. You’ve seen it in the Asian food section. Over at...

SCOTT DREYER: Happy Patriots’ Day–The American Revolution Began On This Date

As many schools are on Spring Break this week and children are on a sugar rush from their Easter baskets, it is easy to...