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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Pope Leo XIV Needs To Shut Up About The US-Israeli War Against Genocidal Iran – Part I

It is estimated that an unbelievable 30,000 to 36,000 teenage, young, and middle-aged protesters were shot dead with impunity or executed in the streets of Iran on January 8 and 9. The nationwide protests began incrementally and accelerated...

BECKY MAUPIN: Still Tired?

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be...

BOB BROWN: The Great Unhinging: A Clinical Emergency

We live in an age where the "tranquility of trivia"—a peace bought with endless, unimportant...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part II

According to the New York Post, Duwaji posted seventy times where she “took extreme positions against Israel and its supporters,” according to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part I

I read a despondent article in The New York Post entitled, “Mamdani’s Wife Rama Duwaji Liked Post Calling Oct....

SCOTT DREYER: Letting Go

On New Year's Eve someone close to me sent this joke text: We each choose to celebrate the New Year in our own way. Looking...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Is It Just Me Or . . .

Did you too think the world itself was black and white until color photography? Have you ever thought about what it takes to become a...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Reflections–Have You Found The Missing Piece?

Inspired by a devotional she read in 2013, Susan Jones of Roanoke County has now written a Christmas poem for eight years in a...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Reflections–Joseph and Refugees

At this time of year, we often hear songs telling us "I'll be home for Christmas" and "There's no place like home for the...

Roanoke County Registrar Is Daughter of Democratic Committee Chairperson

In the wake of the highly unusual and divisive 2020 elections, I used this column to ask some questions about some of the irregularities...

SCOTT DREYER: End the Johnnymander!

In March 1812, the Boston Gazette ran a cartoon showing “a new species of monster”--”The Gerry-mander.” It made fun of a contorted voting district...