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BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville, it was more than a concert. It was a reunion with a lineage of...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Keep it Fun

It was a while back, maybe twenty years ago. I was setting up for an...

SERWAN ZANGANA: By Killing HB 295, VA Senate Democrats Devalue Lives of Correctional Officers

Delegate Mitchell Cornett (R-Grayson County) introduced HB 295 in this year's General Assembly. Its goal...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos Part II: The Divergent Path

Before we can address the fracturing of our civilization, we must be precise in our...

It’s The Holiday Season – Time For A Real Spicy Tale

by Mike Keeler One day long ago on an island off the coast of India, someone noticed that when they cut down a certain...

Finding Our Way To Peace by Donna Hopkins Britt

Pete and I started dating during college.  He was an only child in a wealthy family who picked me up in his t-top...

Black History, Southern Soils and A Franklin County Slave

by Fred First A few weeks back, while driving from Floyd to a Moneta destination just the other side of Smith Mountain Lake, I passed...

Breaking The Mold

by Robert Adcox Last night I noticed a smell coming from my bedroom closet. This wasn’t some “oh, really, Adcox?” kind of smell which...

Growing Old[Er]

by Lucky Garvin It was a sun-charged day; the air was spiced with scents of spring. I saw them as I sped by in...

The Thrill is Gone For Federal Law Enforcement Officials

by Mike Keeler On August 24th, heavily armed agents from the Justice Department conducted a coordinated raid on four warehouses and corporate offices in...
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