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SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children in our lives about the meaning and celebration of Christmas. Ponder this: “Christmas Through the Eyes...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

BOB BROWN: “A Multitude of the Heavenly Host”

For many years, the Hon. B. Waugh Crigler, a former federal magistrate, taught the Men’s...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Annex Ukraine Now

Steve Witkoff, acting as personal envoy for President Trump, first met with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

What My Mother Knew

Like other adult children with aging parents, my siblings and I were concerned when our mother insisted on remaining independent, refusing to live...

Fear Not Hokies – No One Knows How to Lose Like a New Yorker

I'm a loser.  I know this revelation comes as no surprise to those who read this column on a regular basis, however; in...

How Are You Handling Your Rings? By Pastor Ed Dunnington

Perhaps you are familiar with the films of J.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy or you have read the books.  According...

Recipe of the Week: Beef Barley Soup

Seasons, children, careers, friends, places, health, everything - just life itself - seems to hold at a standstill and stay the same for...

A Hot New Car With That Certain “X Facto”

This baby was built by a team of expert designers and engineers with experience at the racetracks of LeMans and Daytona.  It is built...

A Perspective on Value

As we enter the final months of the year – I always seem to go into an evaluative state of mind – a...