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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: Preparation—Part I

Everyone knows the familiar Boy Scout motto:  Be Prepared.  Whether we acknowledge it or not we are always thinking about preparation.  We spend the...

DICK BAYNTON: Brexit

On June 23rd, 2016, UK voters chose to leave the European Union by 52% to 48%. UK citizens in London, Northern Ireland and Scotland...

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...