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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Putin Has Turned Trump Into A Chump

Russia fired a massive 367 drones and missiles on thirty Ukrainian cities and villages after sundown on May 24. It was the worst aerial onslaught on Ukraine since the war began...

FRED FIRST: Gaggy Veggies I Have Loathed

I figured I might as well get another use out of the short personal essay...

BOB BROWN: The Human Spirit

The human spirit is that which leaves the body at the moment of death. In...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Virginia Tech Graduation – One for “The Books” and Service

Virginia Tech held its 150th yearly graduation with commencement on the field at Lane Stadium...

SCOT BELLAVIA: That Awkward Moment

In the true crime book The Onion Field, Joseph Wambaugh describes a moment between two...

The Predictable Onslaught of Obamacare

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was to be the crowning achievement of President Obama when he signed it into law March 23,...

Rid Me of Myself

... I belong to You. I sang these lyrics to a song in church yesterday where I happily dragged myself after being up for over...

Are We Straining to Remember What’s At The Heart of July 4th?

The 4th of July is a national holiday that is mostly a celebration of summer in full swing. This is a day when U.S....

Is There Anything to Celebrate on the Fourth?

The cloudy day set the mood for the Fourth of July barbeque. It was a family get-together but there was not much family to...

Before the Revolution, There Was a Pilgrimage

One hundred fifty-five years before the first shots of the Revolutionary War were sounded on Bunker Hill, a group of weary, faithful, sea-soaked travelers...

Is Obesity a Disease?

That is far from a simple question although the American Medical Association answered it in the affirmative at its semi-annual meeting in Orlando last...