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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bill Clinton’s Shameful Congratulations Of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani – Part I

Far-left Democratic Socialist and Queens three-term assemblyman, Zohran Mamdani, won the Democratic primary on June 24, possibly to become the next New York City mayor on November 4. The charismatic candidate...

BOB BROWN: What is Real?

Often, an old song plays in my mind. I cannot identify the situations that bring...

FRED FIRST: Spiders I Have Worn

I see now how often what I chose to write about in my haphazard weekly...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Does Putin Consider Ukraine Russian Territory? If So, U.S. Negotiations Are In Trouble

President Putin, aka Vladimir the Terrible, is a second-world money-mongering autocrat, who commands the largest...

ANDY PITZER: Not-So-Trivial Geography

The absence of geography courses in American elementary and secondary school curriculums these days is...

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

by Hayden Hollingsworth One hundred twenty-five years old . . . and still going---that’s The Roanoke Times.  It’s not really our sister newspaper, but...

A Certain Special Christmas

by Mary Jo Shannon “Mom, the weather report for Wednesday doesn’t look good – a major snowstorm. I think you should come now.” Kathy’s...

The Preacher’s Corner – Your Laundry Is On The Line

My youngest son loves to go to the “Confession Stand.” He doesn’t want to make an appointment with the local priest, however. He...

The Politics of Giving

Mudslinging, finger pointing and harshly drawn lines have become the norm, not just at election time, but throughout the year. There is, however,...

Technology Gone Awry . . . Hal, Meet Sam

by Jon Kaufman Ever been scolded by a person who does not exist?  Thanks to the wonders of technology, such an encounter is not...

It’s The Holiday Season – Time For A Real Spicy Tale

by Mike Keeler One day long ago on an island off the coast of India, someone noticed that when they cut down a certain...