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BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind: The Logic of an Anchor, Part 1 of III

In 1953, an attractive, intelligent young medical student, one year ahead of me at the University of Virginia, stands out in my memory, though I hardly knew him. He was an...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Democratic Party’s Revolution By Illegal Immigration

I read an insightful op-ed about illegal immigration during the Biden administration in The New York...

FRED FIRST: On Eagle’s Wings

This is an excerpt from a continuing story of finding home. Much comes before; and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part II

I read an article on nbc.com on February 13 entitled, “In Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had,...

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...