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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people. However, such a plethora of extremist fundamentalist Muslims as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: To Tell The Truth

One of the first stories we heard as children was the famous cherry tree sacrifice at the hands of a boyhood George Washington.  “I...

DICK BAYNTON: School Daze

“School days, school days, Dear old Golden Rule days, 'Reading and 'riting and 'rithmetic, Taught to the tune of the hick'ry stick. You were...

DICK BAYNTON: Jobs for Humans and the Cycle of Life for a Bird

Because commerce and industry in general are so important this column carries information about jobs a couple times a year. This is an update...

What To Do With Injured Wildlife

We at Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke have found that our neighbors in southwestern Virginia are very concerned about wildlife, so we want...

DICK BAYNTON: History Can’t be Changed

The three important segments of time are the past (history), the present (reality) and the future (uncertainty). Of these three periods, the past (history)...

LIZA FIELD: Trees Please

  I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head. —William Butler Yeats People feel better out under the trees. So do most songbirds,...