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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Russia’s Inhumanity To Russians – Part I

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, located in modern Belarus, formally ended Bolshevik Russia's participation in World War I on March 3, 1918. Since then, both the Red Army and its successor, the Russian...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Changing of the Tires

The car I drive now doesn’t even have a spare tire. Can you believe that?...

FRED FIRST: Facing Forward. Facing Back.

Maybe it’s okay that I can’t go back twenty Januarys past, or ten as a...

BOB BROWN: “A Very Heavy Heart For The State of The World”

A neighbor sent the following email to all who reside in this part of Albemarle...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hands Off Denmark!

President Trump has repeatedly called for the annexation of Greenland since 2019, recently appointing former...

LUCKY GARVIN: THE BREAK-IN  [from years ago]

Darlin’ wife Sabrina is under the delusion that our pet Doberman Onyx is a guard-dog. Onyx distinguishes herself in this regard by fainting at...

ALISHA NELSON: Cleaning the Way GRANDMA Did

I am married to a man named Butch - country boy, Army vet, cowboy, carpenter, builder, mechanic, Jack-of-all-trades, and surprisingly, a bit of a...

ALISHA NELSON: Treasures Along the Way

There is a walk I sometimes take here on our mountain that requires a steep ascent at the end (hence, the reason it is...

SCOT BELLAVIA: If I Were You

“Wow! You made that door look easy!” I cringed as I heard my boss say this to the ADA Coordinator who uses a wheelchair when...

SCOTT DREYER: Senator Edward Pro Choice on One Issue Only

“There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.” ? George Orwell, author of Animal Farm and 1984 In 2001 I took...

THE QUINN ONE MINUTE COLUMN: Interactive Television

Today’s message is not a fable…it is a true story.      In 2021, we know how to interact with a screen. We can order products, pay...