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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail?

Phase two of Trump‘s peace plan in the Gaza Strip called for Hamas to surrender its military weapons and undergo demilitarization or face exile. I sincerely hope that phase two is...

BOB BROWN: LOVE YOUR BRAIN

This is A Brief Educational Summary of Neuroscience 101, Part One. It is for informational...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Democrat Jay Jones Is Unfit To Be Virginia’s Next Attorney General

Fox News published an article entitled, "Virginia AG Candidate Once Referenced Putting ‘Two Bullets to...

BOB BROWN: “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones”

Ye watchers and ye holy ones, bright seraphs, cherubim, and thrones, raise the glad strain, Alleluia! Cry out,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Was Charlie Kirk A Saint? – Part II

The reason that I believe Kirk was not a saint was because he harshly criticized...

Spyros From Liverpool Carries The Torch

You don't hear THIS in the news every day: "Spyros from Liverpool." Here's where the story starts: a boy named Spyridon Gianniotis was born...

An Obscenity of Assets, a Dearth of Compassion

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. As a citizen of this good nation, and as a 10th-generation Virginian native to the Shenandoah Valley, I am...

“Thankfulness Takes Work”

by Keith McCurdy Have you ever noticed how hard it is to be thankful?  Our natural tendency is to focus more on the negative...

The Story of How Woody Occupied Berlin

by Mike Keeler It all started in 1893, when Isadore Baline arrived in the United States from Russia. He worked as a singing waiter in...

Windows of Opportunity

by Robert Adcox There are any number of opportunities for meals in the Roanoke valley. From supermarkets to fine dining overlooking magnificent views, one...

Is California A Window Into Our Future? I Hope Not

by Dick Baynton Governor Jerry Brown received news that California is #50 in a business magazine that ranks business climates of the states. The...