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BOB BROWN: KILLING TRUTH

The Declaration of Independence cites God four times—as "Nature's God," "Creator," "Supreme Judge of the world," and"divine Providence"—to support the colonists' claims to independence and rights. The different references...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Charlie Kirk’s P*** Poor Security at Utah Valley University in Orem

I always enjoyed listening to Charlie Kirk on a local radio station in Roanoke, Virginia, after...

FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

What To Do With Injured Wildlife

Sabrina and I have found that our neighbors in Southwestern Virginia are very concerned about wildlife, so we want to provide some guidelines. General rules...

Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?

Such was the question posed by Robert N. Welch, chief counsel for the United States at the McCarthy hearings in June 1954. It was...

Orlando and Gun Violence

Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) speaking recently from the Senate floor asked this question (in part), “What can  you do to make sure that Orlando...

Secrets and Lies

Usually the title comes to me, then the column. This time, however, several titles seemed like they could work. You could argue that I'm...

The Burghers of Calais

Auguste Rodin, French sculptor (1840-1917), is best known to Americans as the creator of ‘The Thinker’ (Le Penseur), a man seated with his chin...

Seniors Beware!

Here’s how it works. While sitting at home in the evening, reading the paper, the phone rings. On answering, the first words are, “Oh,...