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Columnists

BOB BROWN: The American Flag

All my life, I’ve loved the American flag. I was taught there is something special about our flag, that it is never trampled upon in war or peace, and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: There Is No Need For A U.S. Ground War In Venezuela

The easiest way to overthrow Nicolás Maduro, the narco-terrorist dictator of Venezuela, is to finance an insurgency....

SCOTT DREYER: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today, and along with Canadians in October, are the only people on...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Pocahontas Reframed and Thanksgiving

I just returned from the 9th annual Pocahontas Reframed film festival 2025 in Richmond, VA,...

SCOTT DREYER: “Forgive Me When I Whine”

This poem, of unclear authorship, reportedly comes from the dark Great Depression days of the...

STUART REVERCOMB: The Great Divide

As great a development as the internet has been for humanity, it – like all “progress” - has its downside. And like most technology...

DICK BAYNTON: From Bondage to Bondage

We have seen and read the steps from bondage back to bondage by various skeptics, experts, political scientists and commentators; here’s a recent list:...

STUART REVERCOMB: 247 Words . . .

How would you have liked to open up for Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg on Nov 19, 1863? Somebody had to, so why not one Edward...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Does Character Count?

Is there anyone who is not exhausted by the current deluge of political frenzy?  The only thing that seems certain is that polarization is...

Dr. JAMES W. FINCK: Historical Forgiveness

For me Heaven will not be Heaven unless there is a history symposium at least once a week. For this week’s symposium they are...

DICK BAYNTON: Saving Private Income

Most U.S. citizens work hard and contribute to the economic well-being of their community, state and national economy. Most of us look forward to...