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BOB BROWN: The Sacred Oath of Office

According to Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran in 610 AD. While he was meditating in the Cave of Hira near Mecca, the...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part I

I think that President Trump's plan to build a “new class of American-designed battleships that will be...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual...

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

Managing Your August Garden

Watering July was a dry month for most of us here in Southwest Virginia. August is looking similar with nice hot days predicted for the...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Relational Authority

We know online discussions are severely inhibited by a sense of anonymity, missing tone, lack of body language, and faux connection. Another obstacle is...

SCOTT DREYER: Drive-by Media Attacks Patrick Henry Graduate

As America has tragically become more violent, the phrase “drive-by shooting” first appeared in 1968. From that came the spin-off expression “drive-by media,” in...

MELINDA MYERS: Support Native Bees and Enjoy the Many Benefits

Pollinators are responsible for about 75% of the food we eat. The European honeybee is the most well known but our native bees are...

MIKE KEELER: Why Did Charlemagne Stab Himself in The Head?

Some of you may be enjoying a little quiet summer time, maybe reading a book, or playing some cards...which might lead you to wonder,...

SCOTT DREYER: 7-7: Most Chinese Know This Date – Do You?

The numbers 7-11 are universally recognizable, but do you know 7-7? Many of the world’s 1.4 billion Chinese do. In 1989 I went to Taiwan, planning...