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SCOT BELLAVIA: God in the Library

Talking to strangers about God is a muscle I don’t work very often. But I try to take the opportunity when it comes up. A few weeks ago, I was...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part IV

As Gabrielle Fahmy wrote in the Post, "in its most recent platform, the group blasts...

BOB BROWN: The Smell of Combat

Consider the psychological cost incurred by the men and women in our military. They give...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part III

I read an article in the New York Post on August 24 written by Gabrielle Fahmy entitled,...

SCOTT DREYER: VA Voter Guide

This is the voter guide from the Faith & Freedom Coalition. As I've done door knocking...

SCOT BELLAVIA: What Are Alexa’s Pronouns?

I’ve heard it said that we've welcomed robots into our homes without hesitation because they don’t look like us. Had the Roomba and Alexa...

BECKY MAUPIN: Back-to-School Doesn’t Have to Mean Back-to-Sick

It happens every year like clockwork. The backpacks are still new. The lunchboxes aren’t even sticky and stained yet. The grumbling about homework hasn’t started...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Epitome Of A Stupid And Naive American

I read a sad article in the Daily Beast entitled “Anti-Woke Dad Who Fled With Family To Russia Sent To War Zone,” written by Josh...

BOB BROWN: WORRY

Worry is rampant today. Worry is the enemy of peace of mind. There is a sense of unease infusing the conversations and expressions of...

FRED FIRST: Elsewhere Is a Place Worth Living

A year ago this week, our residence in Floyd County was full of boxes and crates—a house no longer home. In a week, we...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: ICE Agents Need To Wear Face Masks

I read in Axios on July 31 that Virginia's two U.S. Senators, Tim Kaine (D) and Mark Warner (D), aka dumb and dumber, are planning to...