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BOB BROWN: The Recent Sale of the Brooklyn Bridge, Part One

The 2025 election results in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and Seattle are troubling to me, a student of the human mind. The election of “democratic socialists,” and the...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump’s “Great Gatsby Party” At His Mar-a-Lago Club on October 31 Was In Poor Taste

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is our country’s largest anti-hunger program for men,...

FRED FIRST: Winter is Coming: Make Ready!

Though a few poetic souls and tree-hugging types like me will make soft cooing noises...

BOB BROWN: “I don’t see how I can go on like this”

The round, sad Asian American face of the 26-year-old single Soldier sitting uncomfortably in front...

SCOT BELLAVIA: God in the Library

Talking to strangers about God is a muscle I don’t work very often. But I...

MIKE KEELER: I’ll Trade You New York For The First One of These . . .

(Lots of companies are slowly bringing their employees back to the workplace, and the global economy is trying to get going again. All of...

MELINDA MYERS: Save Seeds of Favorite Vegetable and Flower Plants

Experimentation is part of the fun of gardening. Saving seeds from your favorite vegetable or flower for next year’s garden or even the next...

SCOTT DREYER: Gubernatorial Candidate Glenn Youngkin Rallies in Salem (Part 2)

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools. ...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Judging A Book By Its Insides

Probably there’s something off about my view of evangelism that compels me to make public comment each time I interact with a culturally hot...

SCOTT DREYER: Gubernatorial Candidate Glenn Youngkin Rallies in Salem (Part 1)

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools. ...

MELINDA MYERS: Enjoy The Beauty and Science Behind Fall Color

The brilliant fall color in our landscapes is a magical transformation that happens each year.  And the science behind it is just as intriguing. Each...