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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Greta Thunberg’s Warped Sense Of Justice

TIME magazine's Person of the Year in 2019, Swedish child-woman and virulent antisemite, Greta Thunberg, 22, set sail on June 1 on a motorized "sailboat as part of...

DAWN CUSTALOW: How Americans Can Take Hints From the Europeans and Enjoy Summer Vacation to the Fullest

It’s that time of year again for Americans to indulge in our one-week trip –...

BOB BROWN: Show Us How Injustices Are Resolved With Dignity

President Donald Trump and entrepreneur Elon Musk have a unique opportunity to show the world...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Buying Stocks with Credit Card Loans or Home Equity Lines of Credit Should Be Illegal

I am no expert on consumer finance, but I believe that purchasing stocks using credit...

BOB BROWN: On the Importance of Fathers

It is easy to become a father. It is difficult to become and stay a...

BOB BROWN: Sitting Alone in America

We are an aging, sedentary, less engaging people who are preoccupied with problems more than solutions, an observation that saddens me. Sitting is the “new...

FRED FIRST: LONESOME HIGHWAY: Together, Apart

It would be an ending; and it would be a beginning: the day that Ann finally entered Memory Care after years of knowing it...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump Should Not Accept A Qatari Boeing 747 As A New Air Force One

Qatar is the ultimate frenemy. That is because Qatar has a U.S. Air Force base (Al Udeid Air Base), which is located twenty miles...

BECKY MAUPIN: Losing and Learning: The Realities of Motherhood

As soon as we find out that we are expecting a new baby, we almost immediately begin envisioning what our future will look like....

STUART REVERCOMB: The Egret’s Visit

The name of the book that contains a collection of columns I wrote for The Roanoke Times in the early 2000s is entitled “Whispering...

BOB BROWN: “What is Money?”

Charles Dickens’Dombey and Son was first published in 1848 but still retains its importance. Dombey, a successful businessman, longs for a son to follow...