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BECKY MAUPIN: Overwhelmed Doesn’t Mean Ungrateful

If you’re on social media for any amount of time, you pretty quickly see that there is mixed content. Some of it is positive and gives you really good...

BOB BROWN: When the Underdog Bites Has Rabies, and a Mean Owner

We have a strong human urge to identify with the “underdog.” There is nothing new...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part II

Unfortunately, Trump’s present ceasefire as of October 9 is analogous to the armistice signed between...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

BARBARA LEACH: What Do You Mean I Have To Water In The Winter? 

Winter watering is something that stumps many people.  If you think about it, most of us put the hose away in late October or...

STUART REVERCOMB: Take Nothing For Granted

My wife is traveling to Seoul South Korea today to visit son Will who serves there as a Tank Commander / Lieutenant in the...

STUART REVERCOMB: Merry Vesuvius Christmas

We felt the rumblings months ago – the volcanologists were out on the slopes with stethoscopes and magnetometers listening carefully into the depths, and...

Grandpaw and The Christmas Wish

I imagine I am no different than any other grandparent; I love my grand kids, enjoy their visits, but I yearn to get back...

 Dr. JAMES FINCK: Whistleblowing 101

As surprising as this may sound, presidents behaving badly is not new. President Trump is just the latest. Politicians have been skirting the law...

STUART REVERCOMB: Something Just Ended

Here in the great state of Virginia we have just enjoyed (or not so much) the annual UVA / VA TECH football game. And,...