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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. That would allow the oppressed people and disaffected military of Venezuela to overthrow this Hugo Chavez...

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...

BOB BROWN: Recent Sale of Brooklyn Bridge, Part Two

In 2025, America’s fertility rate reaches a historic low, while Muslim and Arab communities maintain...

What Is Spiritual Freedom? by Carey Kinsolving

Recently, I asked a kindergarten boy, "What did the signers of the Declaration of Independence declare freedom from?" He looked at me with...

Ask the Nature Lady: Annual Cicadas by Marlene A. Condon

You know summer has arrived when cicadas start “singing”.  Most people hear these strange-looking insects more often than they see them, but if...

Giving Children The ‘Keys to Peace’

Parents and educators are always trying to spark student participation whether it’s in the classroom, in the local community, or throughout the world. When...

Bluebirds: Success at Last!

by Hayden Hollingsworth There was a time in the not too distant past when bluebird sightings were a cause of celebration.  The advent of...

The Curiously Sad Case of Lonesome George

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. On Sunday, 24 June 2012, the world witnessed an incredibly rare event: the notable passing of the last individual...

Both Sin and Salvation Have Their Standards

byMike Keeler Every deck of cards is pretty much the same.  Same number of cards, same suits, same face cards and number cards.  But...