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SERWAN ZANGANA: Some Americans Don’t Understand Definition of “Dictator”

US forces capturing the President/Dictator of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, is a milestone for the Venezuelans, per se. Maduro’s capture sparked celebrations by the Venezuelan people, who were struggling economically...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part II

I am totally bewildered how a U.S. aircraft carrier group or Trump-class battleship is going to stop THOUSANDS of aerial...

BOB BROWN: The Sacred Oath of Office

According to Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran in...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part I

I think that President Trump's plan to build a “new class of American-designed battleships that will be...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual...

It Wasn’t A Male Thing, After All

by Mary Jo Shannon “Check out what Dean Davis is driving! A big black Ford truck! Is that cool, or what?” “Dean Davis” is my...

Give Me A Ring

by Robert Adcox Nothing will drive a person crazy quite like a chronic ringing in the ears. Anyone who has suffered from Tinnitus can tell...

Life Imitates Art . . . And Then Some

byMike Keeler Oscar Wilde wrote that Life imitates Art more than Art imitates life. And he wasn't even considering the tourism factor. Perhaps the most...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

by Bill Turner High school spring sports finally reached its conclusion last weekend with the VHSL Spring Jubilee at Radford University. Here’s a look at...

Recipe of the Week: Smoked Pork Eggs Benedict For Dad!

by Leigh Sackett Assembly: Toasted English muffin Potato Leek Hash Brown (recipe below) Hickory Smoked Pulled Pork Soft Poach Egg (recipe below) Hollandaise Sauce (recipe below) Chives Pickled red onions with...

How Many Red Dots in Your Life? by Gary Robbins

You are in Paris, standing in front of an old city map.  Scattered across the map are small red dots. The dots are not...