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BOB BROWN: The American Flag

All my life, I’ve loved the American flag. I was taught there is something special about our flag, that it is never trampled upon in war or peace, and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: There Is No Need For A U.S. Ground War In Venezuela

The easiest way to overthrow Nicolás Maduro, the narco-terrorist dictator of Venezuela, is to finance an insurgency....

SCOTT DREYER: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today, and along with Canadians in October, are the only people on...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Pocahontas Reframed and Thanksgiving

I just returned from the 9th annual Pocahontas Reframed film festival 2025 in Richmond, VA,...

SCOTT DREYER: “Forgive Me When I Whine”

This poem, of unclear authorship, reportedly comes from the dark Great Depression days of the...

SCOTT DREYER: Pro-Abortion A.G. Mark Herring Doubles Down

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves (....) -- Proverbs 31:8a Before I formed you in the womb I knew you (....) --...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Another Least Funny Joke

Familiar to every fiancé and expectant father is some derivation of “the ball and chain” joke. Perhaps meant for commiseration, this humor is discouraging if...

MELINDA MYERS: Keep Gardening After the First Fall Frost

There is nothing worse than frost in the forecast and a garden full of vegetables not quite ready for picking. Use some simple strategies...

SCOTT DREYER: Thank You, RSO!

He made from one blood all nations who live on the earth. --Acts 17:26a (NLV) Let us be grateful to the people who make us...

STUART REVERCOMB: Beware The White Christian Male Oppressors

So – I just discovered that I am an “Oppressor.” Why? Well three reasons actually. Because I am White. I am a Male. And I am a...

SCOTT DREYER: Tribute to a Great American (VI): Robert Robison (1927-2021)

We will close out this six-part tribute to Robert Robison--"Uncle Bob"  to many including myself--with this eulogy his grandson Barton wrote and delivered at...