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BOB BROWN: FITNESS AND DEMENTIA

We focus today on the role of fitness in the prevention and management of dementia. Research in 2025–2026 shows that physical and mental health are closely linked: Engaging in regular...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Crimes Of Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City is an abnormal human being. There has to...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Some Americans Don’t Understand Definition of “Dictator”

US forces capturing the President/Dictator of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, is a milestone for the Venezuelans,...

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

I am totally bewildered how a U.S. aircraft carrier group or Trump-class battleship is going to stop THOUSANDS of aerial...

BOB BROWN: The Sacred Oath of Office

According to Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran in...

Fit to Be Tied: Doggone Storm’s A’Coming!

by Fred First Even though, growing up in Alabama, I have had plenty of exposure to and an inordinate fascination with thunderstorms, today I...

Recipe of the Week: Cream Cheese-Poppy Seed Pound Cake

by Leigh Sackett Love your mom and the moms you love by baking and giving the gift of  this scrumptious cake. It is one...

Medical Education – Past and Future

by Hayden Hollingsworth Recently, a group of retired physicians were guests for lunch at The Virginia Tech Carilion Medical School and Research Institute. We...

When Kids Cause Your Face To Turn Red

by Mary Jo Shannon All parents, I suppose, at one time or another experience embarrassment due to words or actions of tactless offspring. I...

The Red Shirt of Courage

by Jon Kaufman All over this great land of ours college baseball teams of all levels are battling their opponents for the supremacy of...

Oh, For The Sake Of A Little Self-Esteem

by Keith McCurdy Have you ever done an internet search on self-esteem?  I just did and wow, I think satellites are still linking up...