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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Why Were The U.S. Flags At Half-Mast On Saturday, April 26?

There is no phrase in the U.S. Constitution that explicitly uses the phrase "separation of church and state." However, the First Amendment, which is also known as the Establishment...

BOB BROWN: Journey to the Promised Land of Health

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is the United States...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Iran Is Playing Trump Like A Chump

Since Ayatollah Khomeini seized power on February 11, 1979, after the exile of the Shah of Iran the...

FRED FIRST: Lonesome Highway: Hurry Up and Wait

If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there? We...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The CBS Evening News Made Me Cry A River Of Tears

I was watching the CBS Evening News, co-hosted by John Dickerson and Maurice Dubois on April 17,...

MELINDA MYERS: Disposing of Problem Plant Debris

You’ve probably read you should remove and dispose of insect pest-infected and diseased plant material to reduce these problems in next season’s garden. This...

FRED FIRST: Migrations – Navigating The Landmarks

As the late-August move date approached, I told myself that we should expect the first month here in Columbia at Lenoir Woods to be...

SCOTT DREYER: “FEMA’s Doing A Great Job Because FEMA Says FEMA’s Doing A Great Job”

I've been on Twitter/X since Musk bought it and (largely) ended its censorship. Shortly after Hurricane Helene devastated much of the Southeast, I started...

BOB BROWN: Wait Patiently Amidst The Unrest – And Vote

John A.G. Davis (1802-1840), son of John Staige Davis, UVA Professor of Law, was one of the youngest faculty members at 28.  The Board...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Voting for Donald Trump Is In The Best Interest of America

Is the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crossing the boundaries in responding to Hamas and Hezbollah attacks? Or he is a solid Prime Minister,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump Is No Hitler

To compare former President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, who was the third greatest mass murderer in human history after Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong, is...