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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...

Just A Day At The Beach

It was not the sort of day you would expect Death to intrude, but if my instincts were true, He would have a go...

Can We Regain Triumph From Tragedy?

This week’s column is an update on some of the events that don’t get headlines on the front pages or breaking news on radio...

Why I Am Endorsing Jim Garrett for Mayor

Candidates for Mayor and Council in Roanoke must meet certain minimum standards of age, residency and citizenship. An important reason for the simplicity of...

What To Do and Not Do With Fawns

All fawns are small and adorable, but we must resist the urge to ‘save’ them. When a fawn is born, for the first two...

Political Correctness = Promulgated Confusion

A Washington State University professor of comparative ethics named C. Richard King has joined the battle of the Redskins name for a football team....

A Critical Time 

Thomas Jefferson is purported to have once said, “All democracies eventually commit suicide.”  No matter how much we venerate his memory, everyone now understands...