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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part I

I read a despondent article in TheNew York Post entitled, “Mamdani’s Wife Rama Duwaji Liked Post Calling Oct. 7 Hamas Rapes Of Israelis A 'Mass Hoax': Report.”The afflicting article was co-written by Rich Calder and Doree Lewak and...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part III: The Secure Attachment

In the conclusion of this series, I find myself looking back at a specific decade...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part II

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat observed in a highly accurate op-ed entitled “The American Empire in Retreat,”...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again--home for almost 40 years, and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part I

I read a misinformed article in the New York Times on February 27, which was written by Edward Wong. The article’s title was “Trump’s Foreign Policy:...

H. BRUCE RINKER,P.h.D.: During These High Holy Days

This time of the year is filled annually with noisy festivals and twinkling lights, and earnest petitions to the Divine; none more important than...

MELINDA MYERS: Brighten Someone’s Holiday Season With A Christmas Cactus

The holidays have arrived and so has the Christmas cactus. Set this favorite holiday plant in a basket, decorative pot or foil wrap and...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Pet Insurance

I swear I’m not an animal person, but here I am shopping for pet insurance. I even used to be scared of dogs and was...

DEVOTIONAL: Comparison is the Thief of Joy

We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with...

SW VA, Nation Celebrate 400th Thanksgiving

"… Let them therefore praise the Lord, because He is good, and His mercies endure forever. Yea, let them that have been redeemed of...

SCOTT DREYER: Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation Declaring Thanksgiving a National Holiday

Many of us associate Thanksgiving with turkey and football, but why do we celebrate it in November? And why is it always on a...