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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...

Our Take: Remembering Three Icons of “My Generation”

Last week was a remarkable one for the passing of notable public figures, most prominently of course the shocking death of pop music...

Preacher’s Corner: How Big Is the “Our” in “Our Father?”

Several years ago, Bruce Wilkinson published a 92-page book entitled The Prayer of Jabez.  The book took an obscure prayer in the Old...

Tattoos—Do You Want One?

If you have had at least one eye open in the past decades you have noticed the increasing frequency and intricacy of tattoos.  Years...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Strawberry Cream Pie with Custard Pie Filling

YUMMY! I love custard. My grandmother made the best custard and sometimes on special occasions my mom would make it for us. I...

Tough Choice: Pot Belly Pup or Tummy Tuck

With a name like mine (which incidentally dates me to being born sometime in the 50’s or 60’s, unlike “Elizabeth”, which is timeless--thanks mom),...

Perry Family Endures Wilds of Delaware

As I write this, I'm four days into a ten-day vacation (counting weekends) at the beach in Delaware. Thus far the trip has been...