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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Sometimes President Trump Needs To Think Before He Speaks – Part I

I read an article in the New York Post written by Ryan King on November 27 entitled “Trump Claims National Guard Shooting Suspect ‘Went Cuckoo,’ Calls Reporter ‘A Stupid Person.’” The...

BOB BROWN: The American Flag

All my life, I’ve loved the American flag. I was taught there is something special...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: There Is No Need For A U.S. Ground War In Venezuela

The easiest way to overthrow Nicolás Maduro, the narco-terrorist dictator of Venezuela, is to finance an insurgency....

SCOTT DREYER: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today, and along with Canadians in October, are the only people on...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Pocahontas Reframed and Thanksgiving

I just returned from the 9th annual Pocahontas Reframed film festival 2025 in Richmond, VA,...

The Sound of One Hand Typing

by Fred First I’ve been around the writer’s block a time or two. Pretty much every early morning for some years now, I’ve plopped...

Smartphones and Being Smart

by Stephanie Koehler I recently had a series of hardware malfunctions that left me intermittently without my smartphone for several weeks.  While I frequently...

Green Flames and Solar Salamanders: Evidence of Evolution At-Large

by H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D. Earlier this spring, science writer Connie Barlow sent me an e-mail about an awe-inspiring scientific discovery.  Scientists in Uruguay...

Welcome to the United States of Diversity

by Mike Keeler OK, kids!  Time for a geography pop quiz:  where in the world are the following cities, and what do they have...

A Husband’s Diary – Entry #2177

by Lucky Garvin From years age: Herself is a bit tired of mortgage banking and wants a new job.  She would love to be...

Troubles and Joy On the Road to Santa Theresa

by John Robinson “Push! Come on, puuusssssh; keep…. it.…moving.”  Thomas, Jim, and I strain at the bumper of the "Bandierante," our truck. If we can...