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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. That would allow the oppressed people and disaffected military of Venezuela to overthrow this Hugo Chavez...

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...

BOB BROWN: Recent Sale of Brooklyn Bridge, Part Two

In 2025, America’s fertility rate reaches a historic low, while Muslim and Arab communities maintain...

MELINDA MYERS: Tomato Troubles

You have waited all season for that first red ripe tomato only to discover less-than-perfect fruit. But don’t worry, you can still have a...

LUCKY GARVIN: On Writing [from years ago]

It is my prayer that writing will play its part in a sufficiency and satisfaction of life after retirement. I began writing some thirty...

DICK BAYNTON: Perception, Conception & Deception

Here’s an explanation of today’s column: A judge in a western state where we lived once upon a time told me this: ‘In court...

Strategies For Growing Edibles Later Into the Season

Don’t let fall or potentially frosty temperatures stop you from enjoying garden-fresh produce. Extend the nutritional value and homegrown flavor into your fall and...

DICK BAYNTON: From Slavery to Scientific Renown

George Washington Carver was born in January 1864 into slavery in Diamond, MO. His parents were Mary and Giles who were ‘purchased’ as slaves...

H. BRUCE RINKER: A Delegation of Ostriches

These days, our three branches of Government seem rife with ostriches. Whenever it’s politically expedient, their members flock to the nearest sand box to stab...