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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 the most lethal surface combatants ever constructed,” which was announced on December 22, is a BIG mistake.  That...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

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

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

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....

MIKE KEELER: 52 Trees – No more, No Less

Driving through town today, all the yards were in full bloom and everybody looks like they are in 'spruce it all up in time...

FRED FIRST: Forgetting to Create – The Broken Mirrors of Memory

In my stack of read articles for this week, the most highlights (22 of them)--were pulled from a piece in Nautil.us. It's title: Faulty...

MELINDA MYERS: Keep Plants Thriving Despite the Heat of Summer

Last year’s record-high temperatures across much of the country took a toll on gardens and landscapes. Once again, above-normal summer temperatures are in the...

SCOTT DREYER: Despite $31+Trillion Debt, Government Cancels Student Loans For Over 20,000 In VA

As posted on usdebtclock.org and explained here, the federal debt is nearing $32 trillion while Democrats and Republicans in Washington argue about what to do...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Democrats Are Undermining Republican Efforts to Secure U.S Border

     I am not racist or prejudiced by any means. In fact, I immigrated to America and gradually found my path and gratefully...

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...