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BOB BROWN: What is Real?

Often, an old song plays in my mind. I cannot identify the situations that bring lyrics and melodies into my awareness. Somehow, I am reassured and comforted by them. Say...

FRED FIRST: Spiders I Have Worn

I see now how often what I chose to write about in my haphazard weekly...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Does Putin Consider Ukraine Russian Territory? If So, U.S. Negotiations Are In Trouble

President Putin, aka Vladimir the Terrible, is a second-world money-mongering autocrat, who commands the largest...

ANDY PITZER: Not-So-Trivial Geography

The absence of geography courses in American elementary and secondary school curriculums these days is...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest On July 4th Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Knowledge Versus Wisdom

I recently read a definition of the difference between the two: Knowledge means knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting...

MIKE KEELER: Whatever Gets You Going?

As we roll into April, things are warming up out there. But that doesn't make it much easier to get out of bed... Humans have...

DICK BAYNTON: Let Freedom Ring

Both Democratic candidates for Virginia Governor recently spoke at a forum in Roanoke sponsored by the Virginia Education Association (VEA). These candidates seem to...

CAROLINE WATKINS: Don’t Worry Be Happy!

I thought this title of the late 1980's song made famous by Bobby McFerrin would inspire you to read my column - perhaps more...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Milk Door

One night now long ago, I fell into a profound slumber. The mists of my deepening sleep give way to the surreal clarity of dreaming....

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: The Risks of Anonymity

I’m not quite sure when reporting facts began to be cited as “from a source requesting anonymity because of not being authorized to speak.”...