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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...

MIKE KEELER: Super Bowl Has Nothing on Fifth Division British Soccer Leaguers

And so we come to it. The big weekend. America's sports crescendo. This year, the Super Bowl will be played in a stadium featuring...

ALISHA NELSON: Fried Chicken Justice

On Friday nights, my husband Butch will often stop on his way home at the little store at the bottom of our mountain and...

VA Department of Education Releases New Proposals Changing How School Systems / Personnel Handle Gender Issues

Did you know that the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released proposals changing how school systems and personnel handle issues of gender? The...

ALISHA NELSON: We Miss You

After my husband and I had been married for about 2 years, I bought, on the spur of the moment, a fat, cuddly, gorgeous...

SCOTT DREYER: Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. -- Hosea 4:6a A wise millennial friend of mine recently said, “When God gives you a vision...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: So Many Crises

In his essay, American Crisis,Thomas Paine said, “These are the times that try men’s souls.”  Over two centuries old, it certainly seems applicable today. ...