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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people. However, such a plethora of extremist fundamentalist Muslims as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

SCOT BELLAVIA: The Sound of Music at Festival in The Park

I moved to Knoxville five years ago and I miss the mountains the most. The Smokies are bigger than what I could run at...

DEVOTIONAL: Honor Your Mom On Mother’s Day

Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. -- Exodus...

Sens. Warner, Kaine Duck Questions About Their Role In Border Crisis

Geography teachers worth their salt explain that a country has at least four traits: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory with clear...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Turkish Attacks On Iraq Will Continue As Region Remains Unstable

Turkey’s attack on the City of Sulaimaniyah, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq in April was not a surprise for the region or the...

DEVOTIONAL: Use Your Performance Enhancing Power . . . Sleep

He maketh me to lie down... (KJV) --Psalm 23:2a Do you ever feel like you're barely hanging on, stressed to the max, and your tank...

FRED FIRST: Where Are You From?

I started writing in 2002 such that total strangers could read over my shoulder as a way of telling myself—and those who cared to...