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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 the most lethal surface combatants ever constructed,” which was announced on December 22, is a BIG mistake.  That...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

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

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people....

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...

Who Succeeds and Who Doesn’t

by Hayden Hollingsworth Ah, commencement time!  A bright moment at whatever level it occurs.  What follows in the next decades will run the gamut...

Summer Fun…and Service

by Keith McCurdy “It is summer and I don’t have to do anything I don’t want to”…..I was told by a ten year old...

Adventures in Bush Dentistry

by John Robinson My dad Fuller and I are both dentists and we have just arrived in Chintatinga, a small bush village in the...