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ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part I

I think that President Trump's plan to build a “new class of American-designed battleships that will be the most lethal surface combatants ever constructed,” which was announced on December 22, is a BIG mistake.  That...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual...

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people....

Washington D.C. in Squishy Shoes

by John Robinson Yesterday began early as we boarded the Smart Bus at the Roanoke Civic Center, destined for the Lynchburg Amtrak station. A...

A Not So Good Teenage Decision

by Robert Adcox Adolescence has always been filled with hard lessons such as how to deal with ennui. When bored, teens engage in a...

Recipe of the Week: No More Square Break Apart Cookies

by Leigh Sackett My daughter had a lemonade stand two weeks ago to raise money for the Angels of Assisi Animal Shelter. It will...

When the Music Stops

by Hayden Hollingsworth Working as a volunteer at WVTF for many years, long ago I put a face with the voice of Seth Williamson....

Greening the Supply Chain

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. Recently, a colleague from México City sent me a link to an insightful article published on-line by the Ethical...

Remembering My Mother-In-Law

by Mary Jo Shannon When Harry and I married, I became the daughter Helen and Harry Shannon, Sr. did not have. We had become...