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ROBERT L. MARONIC: When The Papacy Becomes an A**

General Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a brief prayer on June 4, 1944, which was two days before D-Day. He stated,“'… The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you … let us all beseech...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Keep it Fun

It was a while back, maybe twenty years ago. I was setting up for an...

SERWAN ZANGANA: By Killing HB 295, VA Senate Democrats Devalue Lives of Correctional Officers

Delegate Mitchell Cornett (R-Grayson County) introduced HB 295 in this year's General Assembly. Its goal...

Stop, Look, Listen

by Hayden Hollingsworth That’s what the bars on the railroad crossing signs used to say.  It was not an idle warning.  In the early...

A “Pick-Up” At Lipe’s Pharmacy In 1953

by Mary Jo Shannon Every Wednesday at 7:00 a.m., approximately twelve persons gather in the chapel at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church to read and...

Recipe of the Week: Honey Lemon Pasta Salad

by Leigh Sackett It is hard for me to fathom that summer is here already. It really feels like last summer just ended! Summer...

A “Pick-Up” At Lipe’s Pharmacy In 1953

by Mary Jo Shannon Every Wednesday at 7:00 a.m., approximately twelve persons gather in the chapel at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church to read and...

One Mo’ Cup O’ Joe . . .

by Joe Kennedy I achieved a major milestone a week or two ago. It happened on a Saturday, a day rife with rain, a day meant...

On Stage With Livingston Taylor

by John Robinson “Hey, we lucked out! Seats in the center of the front row”  My friend Hendon deals out the tickets to our...
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