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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Sometimes President Trump Needs To Think Before He Speaks – Part I

I read an article in the New York Post written by Ryan King on November 27 entitled “Trump Claims National Guard Shooting Suspect ‘Went Cuckoo,’ Calls Reporter ‘A Stupid Person.’” The...

BOB BROWN: The American Flag

All my life, I’ve loved the American flag. I was taught there is something special...

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....

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,...

A Weekend Routine For Unconventional Living

by Robert Adcox Everyone has a weekend routine. For some, it involves washing dishes before starting the day. For others, playing Hearts online and...

This is The Last Column You’ll Ever Need

by Mike Keeler And your kids don't need to study their math tables. And all the homework you did in high school was a waste...

Risking No Man’s Land By The Reverend Barkley Thompson

Thanks to Hollywood blockbusters like “Saving Private Ryan,” “Pearl Harbor,” and Clint Eastwood’s “Letters from Iwo Jima,” even younger people today know quite...

Don’t Forget to Read

by Hayden Hollingsworth A happy New Year’s event will soon be upon us: The opening of the new Roanoke County Library.  One can scarcely imagine...

Memories Of Christmas Past

by Mary Jo Shannon Christmases seventy years ago in rural Augusta County – at least in our family – were much simpler than Christmases...

Recipe of the Week: Christmas Soup

by Leigh Sackett The build-up to Christmas that is the Christmas season - or if you are focused on what matters most,  Advent -...