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ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8 and 9. Tens of thousands of unarmed protesters were shot dead in an indiscriminate slaughter...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

SCOTT DREYER: No April Fools’ Prank–Pres. Biden Made Sick Jokes After Transgender Killed 6 In TN School Shooting

The violence in our culture is mind-numbing and shows what happens when a people turn their backs on God, order, and any sense of...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Del. Rasoul Betrays Faith Values And Roanoke Parents

By opposing the parental rights bill that was recently shot down in the General Assembly and calling it “nonsensical,”  Delegate Salam “Sam” Rasoul (D)...

DEVOTIONAL: Jesus’ 7 Sayings From The Cross (2)

 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43 (NIV) Some people wonder, "Are some people so evil,...

FRED FIRST: Your County’s Birds – Overhead In The Dark

The tree swallows’ false alarm this year came three weeks earlier than last year, with first sighting on March 1. But then, these early birds, after...

MIKE KEELER: Just A Wee Bit of Mud . . .

Good morning baseball fans. It's the day you've been waiting for. America’s National Pastime has returned! Hope is springing, bats are swinging, lots of...

DEVOTIONAL: Jesus’ 7 Sayings From The Cross (1)

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.  --Luke 23:34...