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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Annex Ukraine Now

Steve Witkoff, acting as personal envoy for President Trump, first met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Russo-Ukrainian War on February 23. His most recent meeting, accompanied by Jared Kushner,...

BECKY MAUPIN: Overwhelmed Doesn’t Mean Ungrateful

If you’re on social media for any amount of time, you pretty quickly see that...

BOB BROWN: When the Underdog Bites Has Rabies, and a Mean Owner

We have a strong human urge to identify with the “underdog.” There is nothing new...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part II

Unfortunately, Trump’s present ceasefire as of October 9 is analogous to the armistice signed between...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October...

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...

BOB BROWN: When Will It Ever End?

When and how did hatred of the Jews begin? When will it ever end? There is no other culture in history like the Jewish people. Its...