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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer Is A Disappointment And Disgrace

Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who increasingly reminds me of the antithesis of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, stated on Friday, February 20, that he would refuse to “allow US forces...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind: The Logic of an Anchor, Part 1 of III

In 1953, an attractive, intelligent young medical student, one year ahead of me at the...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Democratic Party’s Revolution By Illegal Immigration

I read an insightful op-ed about illegal immigration during the Biden administration in The New York...

FRED FIRST: On Eagle’s Wings

This is an excerpt from a continuing story of finding home. Much comes before; and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part II

I read an article on nbc.com on February 13 entitled, “In Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the...

Out of the Darkness Came a Pretty Bright Idea

byMike Keeler Hamburg is one tough town. Since it was established by Charlemagne in 808 as the northern outpost of the Holy Roman Empire,...

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...
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