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BOB BROWN: Death Ends a Life, But Not a Relationship

"Death ends a life, but not a relationship." This truth is both a psychological reality and a spiritual anchor. In the long autumn of life, one realizes that a...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Iran Is Not Going To Be A Never-Ending War

I read an asinine analysis about the Iran war and a problematic prediction of Iran's drone warfare and cyber...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Ceasefire With Iran On April 7 Was Not A Big Win For The US

I think that President Trump made a great diplomatic mistake with Iran (brokered by duplicitous Pakistan) on...

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...

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,...

Government Makes Good on A Very Old Promise

by Mike Keeler It involves a small tract of land, set amid rolling foothills, adjacent to a world-famous tourist destination. For many years...

Terrible Twos or Feisty Fourteens?

by Keith McCurdy “Just what is the big deal with the terrible twos?” a mom recently asked.  She had been talking with other mothers...

Who Is Going To Lead?

by Hayden Hollingsworth From the day humans came to the realization survival depended on communal living, "who is going to lead," must have been...

Preacher’s Corner by Donna Hopkins Britt

We can be very attached to places, like a home, or town, or house of worship … these places have significance beyond the...

The Happy Chef – Nestled Egg Muffins

by Leigh Sackett I love Easter and as my children get older it is refreshing that their Easter experience is more about the activities that...

This Land Goes on Forever: A Letter Home From the Family Farm

by Fred First If the children of Southwest Virginia don’t grow up with strong ties to place, they will be less likely to strive...