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BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos Part II: The Divergent Path

Before we can address the fracturing of our civilization, we must be precise in our diagnosis. In medical science, a pathogen is any microorganism or agent—a virus, bacterium, fungus, or parasite—that...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Pope Leo XIV Needs To Shut Up About The US-Israeli War Against Genocidal Iran – Part III

Pope Leo XIV is extremely naive in assuming that both the US and Israel can...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Pope Leo XIV Needs To Shut Up About The US-Israeli War Against Genocidal Iran – Part II

The malign mullahs in Tehran and the IRGC view all the Iranian people as potential cannon fodder,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Pope Leo XIV Needs To Shut Up About The US-Israeli War Against Genocidal Iran – Part I

It is estimated that an unbelievable 30,000 to 36,000 teenage, young, and middle-aged protesters were shot dead with impunity...

BECKY MAUPIN: Still Tired?

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Putin Has Turned Trump Into A Chump

Russia fired a massive 367 drones and missiles on thirty Ukrainian cities and villages after sundown on May 24. It was the worst aerial onslaught on...

FRED FIRST: Gaggy Veggies I Have Loathed

I figured I might as well get another use out of the short personal essay I read recently at out little writers’ gathering here....

BOB BROWN: The Human Spirit

The human spirit is that which leaves the body at the moment of death. In this sense, the spirit is life itself. It is beyond...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Virginia Tech Graduation – One for “The Books” and Service

Virginia Tech held its 150th yearly graduation with commencement on the field at Lane Stadium for all 6000 graduates on Friday, May 16. The...

SCOT BELLAVIA: That Awkward Moment

In the true crime book The Onion Field, Joseph Wambaugh describes a moment between two characters: “Sometimes the boy wished they could sit and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Open Letter To Apple CEO Tim Cook

I purchased an iPhone 16e, winter-blue silicone cover and 20 watt power adapter online from Apple Sales on April 2. Unfortunately, I had to...