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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,...

Bernard, 4 Levels of Love by George C. Anderson

I found the greatest love of all Inside of me. The greatest love of all Is easy to achieve. Learning to love yourself. It is the greatest love...

“Who’s Jack Anyway?”

Who’s “Jack” in the name of that wonderful spring wildflower throughout our region called Jack-in-the-pulpit? Jack-in-the-pulpit has long fascinated naturalists, herbalists, botanists, and even...

Robin’s Eggs and Graduation

For weeks I have been watching a mamma Robin diligently tend her nest in the climbing rose bush outside my back door.  While...

Recipe of the Week: Grilled Salmon with Roasted Corn Relish

As I gazed upon my son’s desk today I smiled, the truth stood before me – his desk tells the story of who...

Can America Survive—History Says Yes

One of the oddities of history seems to be that each generation thinks current political events are new under the sun; nothing like...

Writing the Weekly Column Not for the Faint of Heart

Writing a newspaper column can be somewhat of a challenge.  The process begins with an idea and hopefully ends with a written product...