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BOB BROWN: Loss of the Sense of the Sacred

During World War II, men went to war and women went to work. But where did the children go? Who assumed the mothering responsibility of the unavailable mothers? Who...

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

The West should economically ostracize and defeat the tyrannical Putin, like the gangster whom he...

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...

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...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow Garlic this Fall for Flavorful Meals and Health Benefits

Add a bit of flavor and health benefits to your main course with some homegrown garlic.  This vegetable has been used for thousands of...

SCOTT DREYER: Will Supreme Court Nomination Default to “Smear and Destroy?”

With the September 18 passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court is (once again) at the forefront of our national conversation -...

MIKE KEELER: “Pi-KAHN,” or “PEE-can”? Who Knows!

We've learned that pandemics are times of intense personal and communal distress, softened somewhat by the simple act of cooking. So, in the interest...

EVAN O’NEIL: Don’t Let Fall Mean Falling Temperatures

According to historical weather records, the summer of 2020 in Southwest Virginia has been 5-10 degrees hotter on any given day than the average...

MELINDA MYERS: Create New Garden Beds This Fall

Fall is a great time to create new garden beds. Cool, usually drier, fall weather makes it easier to work in the garden and...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Is The World Getting Better or Worse?

Can anyone deny that wrongdoing has been around since the beginning of humanity? Whether you believe in the book of Genesis, the Big Bang...