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BECKY MAUPIN: Overwhelmed Doesn’t Mean Ungrateful

If you’re on social media for any amount of time, you pretty quickly see that there is mixed content. Some of it is positive and gives you really good...

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...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now,...

SCOT BELLAVIA: You’ll Probably Forget This Article Tomorrow

I learned something demoralizing recently: we forget most of what we read. I think I knew this anecdotally, but I didn’t want to admit...

SERWAN ZANGANA: God Did Not Promise Us Happiness, But He Did Promise Us Victory

The loss of a loved one is a difficult situation that unfortunately most humans will face. To cope with such a situation requires more...

SCOTT DREYER: What Should the USA Do About Ethnic-Cleaning In Freedonia?

In early 1993, a few jokers asked some members of Congress "What should the US do about ethnic cleansing in the Republic of Freedonia?"...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Virginia’s Republicans Are Carrying Responsibility To Break Democrats’ “Wall”

Again, the Virginia Senate Democrats killed another bill designed to protect parental rights. Obviously, Democrats are on their toes to reject any bill that...

DEVOTIONAL: Tranquility

Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.  --Philippians 4:5 (NIV) "Tranquility. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Rejecting Democrats’ Acts Must Become Part Of Our Daily Lives

When I was growing up in Iraq prior to moving to America and years later becoming a U.S citizen, I thought that only Middle...