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BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then starts the bedtime rodeo that includes 4 meltdowns, 3 sips of water, 2 more...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker,...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) Needs To Be Censured

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), who appears to be a self-important crackpot, tried hysterically (without officially...

SCOTT DREYER: Who Else Lost On November 5?

Obviously Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz lost on November 5. Walz even suffered the humiliation of losing his own county, Minnesota's...

BOB BROWN: The Time to Heal

Two of our 4 children were born in the DePaul Hospital in Norfolk.  A prominent sign on the hospital wall declared, “We dress the...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Joe Biden Is A Duplicitous Phony and An Inveterate Liar

Joe Biden needs a long stretch on the couch with either Dr. Phil or perhaps a Walter Reed Hospital psychiatrist. That is especially true...

RANDY HUFF: Satisfied Passions or Providential Peace?

Our passions, deeply felt (for that's what passions are) shove us into corners (for that's what passions do) of our own making. But passions seldom think (that's...

SERWAN ZANGANA: On This Veteran’s Day and Everyday, A Salute To The U.S Military

On this Veteran’s day, our consciences must take us beyond congratulating and celebrating the service of our brave military personnel and their heroism. It...

SCOTT DREYER: Are Kamala Voters Realizing They Have Been Lied To?

Now that the dust is settling from the historic Nov. 5 elections, there is much to ponder. It may take awhile to understand all...