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BOB BROWN: KILLING TRUTH

The Declaration of Independence cites God four times—as "Nature's God," "Creator," "Supreme Judge of the world," and"divine Providence"—to support the colonists' claims to independence and rights. The different references...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Charlie Kirk’s P*** Poor Security at Utah Valley University in Orem

I always enjoyed listening to Charlie Kirk on a local radio station in Roanoke, Virginia, after...

FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

Recipe of the Week – Happy’s Super Hot Salsa

by Leigh Sackett I made this salsa Tuesday night on a whim. It turned out to be really delicious but HOT! I love spicy things...

All Trails Lead to Blue Ridge Mountains

by Fred First A city girl, my mother used to say wistfully that she was born with the country in her bones. I lived, early...

Sadly, You’ve Heard This One Before

by Mike Wheeler And you have Daniel Butterfield to thank.  He was just a kid from Utica, New York, who attended Union College and...

Recipe of the Week – Thomas Jefferson’s Sweet Potato Biscuits

by Leigh Sackett When celebrating Independence Day a standard hot dog, hamburger, watermelon cookout with sparklers in hand is great but what I am...

Rural Church Centers Encourage Reflection

by Frances Stebbins With summer upon us, it's a good time to visit one of the several conference centers maintained nearby by churches to...

An Erstwhile Sense of Hopelessness

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. These days I am haunted by a growing mediocrity in our nation’s classrooms.  Having just finished more than two...

BOB BROWN: KILLING TRUTH