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BECKY MAUPIN: Still Tired?

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” -Jill Churchill When you are exhausted, it is easy to feel like...

BOB BROWN: The Great Unhinging: A Clinical Emergency

We live in an age where the "tranquility of trivia"—a peace bought with endless, unimportant...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part II

According to the New York Post, Duwaji posted seventy times where she “took extreme positions against Israel and its supporters,” according to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part I

I read a despondent article in The New York Post entitled, “Mamdani’s Wife Rama Duwaji Liked Post Calling Oct....

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part III: The Secure Attachment

In the conclusion of this series, I find myself looking back at a specific decade...

Black History, Southern Soils and A Franklin County Slave

by Fred First A few weeks back, while driving from Floyd to a Moneta destination just the other side of Smith Mountain Lake, I passed...

Breaking The Mold

by Robert Adcox Last night I noticed a smell coming from my bedroom closet. This wasn’t some “oh, really, Adcox?” kind of smell which...

Growing Old[Er]

by Lucky Garvin It was a sun-charged day; the air was spiced with scents of spring. I saw them as I sped by in...

The Thrill is Gone For Federal Law Enforcement Officials

by Mike Keeler On August 24th, heavily armed agents from the Justice Department conducted a coordinated raid on four warehouses and corporate offices in...

Recipe of the Week: Red & White Salad

by Leigh Sackett We can still eat healthy through the holidays at least part of the time! This salad inspires me to do just...

A Final Reflection on My Dear Rock

by Lucky Garvin On the 4th of May, the waters took my beloved dog Rock Home. I wrote a short series of columns about...