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ROBERT L. MARONIC: When The Papacy Becomes an A**

General Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a brief prayer on June 4, 1944, which was two days before D-Day. He stated,“'… The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you … let us all beseech...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Keep it Fun

It was a while back, maybe twenty years ago. I was setting up for an...

SERWAN ZANGANA: By Killing HB 295, VA Senate Democrats Devalue Lives of Correctional Officers

Delegate Mitchell Cornett (R-Grayson County) introduced HB 295 in this year's General Assembly. Its goal...

SCOTT DREYER: Remember D-Day: June 6, 1944

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.  -- John 15:3 (ESV) June 6, 2021 is the 77th...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Half-Staff Overkill?

One of the daily patrons at my job is a Vietnam veteran. He’ll ask why the flag is at half-staff whenever it is. I...

SCOTT DREYER: Happy 70th Anniversary, Ken and Jane Dreyer!

Ken and Jane Dreyer of Hardy celebrate their 70th anniversary of Christian marriage on June 3. They were wed on 6/3/1951 because Ken’s draft...

MIKE KEELER: Cicada Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction

Sometimes the best part of a news story is buried right near the end. Take, for example, the tale of the 17-year cicadas returning to...

SCOTT DREYER: 7-7: Lessons from Cambodia (III)

Quick! Where is Cambodia?  It lies in Southeast Asia, between Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. In area, it is slightly smaller than Oklahoma.  For most folks living...

SCOTT DREYER: Lessons From Cambodia (II)

Recently a young couple spoke at church about their call to be Christian missionaries to the Southeast Asian country of Cambodia. (During the mere...