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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...

Can You Imagine?

There is a long ago story of a young man who wished to learn the jade industry. He went to the shop of...

“In Sickness And In Health … Until Death Do Us Part”

I'll call them Ben and Maggie, although I'm sure they would not object to my using their real names, for Ben wanted this...

Old Technology Just Right

"Ka-clunk." It's a satisfying sound; there's no denying it. I'm squinting up close to a lock set made recently but of a three-hundred-year-old...

Best Answer: Update Mental Health System AND Enforce Present Gun Laws

Since December 14, 2012 there has been an outpouring of sympathy from people here in the U.S. and around the world for the...

Learning To Be Brilliant In The Basics – Joe Kennedy

Even after they die, great leaders continue to lead. Earl Weaver, the retired Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles, died recently at...

Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You

So said Eleanor Roosevelt. I saw the above quote on a greeting card which I sent to a friend recently. The subject of fear came...