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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:...

DICK BAYNTON: Government 101: Theory & Practice

In representative government, voters elect officials who in turn hire workers to carry out the policies of those who have been elected. That is...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Highway Robbery of The Self

I was robbed. It all started at church yesterday. Leaving the Wednesday morning Eucharist 7:30 am service held at St John Episcopal Church, I witnessed a...

H. BRUCE RINKER, Ph.D.: We Do What We Can

“Illness is the night-side of life,” Susan Sontag, 1978 According to the RMH Foundation, cancer outpaces national trends and kills more people in the Shenandoah...

DICK BAYNTON: New Year 2019

Here are some fearless forecasts for 2019 and beyond . . . Fasten your seat belt because there will be a blizzard of investigations. Most...

DENNIS GARVIN: Social Justice in America: Typical Hypocrisy

Social Justice claims to represent the downtrodden, disenfranchised, and victimized.  Among their worthy efforts, however, there lurks an agenda that is malignant.  Among Social...

BARBARA LEACH: Predicting the 2019 Gardening Season

The Farmer’s Almanac is claiming an accurate prediction for last winter.  While exact storm dates may not have been spot on, the overall predictions...