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ROBERT L. MARONIC: A $1 Trillion Defense Budget Could Soon Bankrupt The U.S.

Rich Lowry, the editor of the National Review, wrote a column in the New York Post on April 11, entitled “Unless we spike military spending — and FAST — the next...

FRED FIRST: The Bitter-sweet Memory of Smells

This bit of writing (which was also a radio essay on WVTF) comes from February...

BOB BROWN: Anger, Forgiveness, and Atonement

Every poll from Gallup to Pew Research Group confirms that anger is engulfing America. We...

FRED FIRST: Small Wonder

This is all I’ve got: a few unremarkable images and some brief words about them....

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Stop Bullying Denmark and Greenland

The last time that the U.S. seriously wanted to purchase Greenland from Denmark was in...

The Miracle of Roanoke’s “Lost Boys” of Sudan

Eight years ago members of my church, Raleigh Court Presbyterian, noticed tall, lanky young black men walking along Grandin Road. Upon learning they were...

A Perspective on Crossroads

I spend a lot of time at crossroads.  No, not the kind you arrive at in your car – but the kind of crossroads where...

Recipe of the Week from the Happy Chef: Easy Chicken Stock

By Leigh Sackett I never make chicken stock! I always go the easy route and use bouillon cubes when I make chicken soup. Well...

Replacing the Irreplaceable Mom Doesn’t Come Easy

Every family has a member who is the essential cog in the household machine.  My mom was that person when I was growing up....

The Trouble With Normal: “350” and the Future

After a light spring rain and the passing of not-too-distant thunder overnight, we packed up to head home from Mt. Rogers. Not three miles...

Down and Out on the Isle of Skye

We leave our bikes, with the constable’s blessing, leaning up against the weathered brick of the tiny, police station. The town of Broadford...