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SERWAN ZANGANA: Some Americans Don’t Understand Definition of “Dictator”

US forces capturing the President/Dictator of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, is a milestone for the Venezuelans, per se. Maduro’s capture sparked celebrations by the Venezuelan people, who were struggling economically...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part II

I am totally bewildered how a U.S. aircraft carrier group or Trump-class battleship is going to stop THOUSANDS of aerial...

BOB BROWN: The Sacred Oath of Office

According to Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran in...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part I

I think that President Trump's plan to build a “new class of American-designed battleships that will be...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Learn From Roanoke County School Board To Adopt Unbiased Policies

It was another night and another Roanoke County School Board (RCSB) meeting on July 27, when the school board officials had to face a...

MELINDA MYERS: Fall-Planted Cover Crops Provide Many Benefits to Gardens

Put your garden to work over winter by planting a cover crop this fall. Covering the soil with plants that are turned into the...

DEVOTIONAL: Why Be “Normal”?

Do not conform to the pattern of this world (....) - Romans 12:2 (NIV) As a child, do you remember adults warning you about the...

MIKE KEELER: Are You A Wordle-er? There’s Much More Waiting . . .

Let me ask, what puzzle games do you play online? These days everyone’s into Wordle, and some have made the jump to Quordle or...

SCOT BELLAVIA: A Few Observations

Have you watched a movie where all the action happens in the dialogue? Isn’t that like how our worldview develops? Events concretely occur, even...

MELIINDA MYERS: Tomato Troubles

Extreme heat, drought, torrential rains, and hungry critters may be wreaking havoc on your garden. After weeding, watering, and waiting you may be finding...