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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...

The Charleston Tragedy

At the usual warp speed of demagoguery, the tragedy of the Charleston church shootings is being used to support the points of view held...

The Seeds of Salvation

PSALM 65: 1-3, 9-13 MATTHEW 13: 1-17 Our New Testament reading this morning brings us some pretty challenging words from Jesus. Our law and love...

High School Reunion, Wade Hampton High School, Greenville, SC

This past weekend, I went back for the 50th reunion of my High School class in South Carolina.  I traveled down I-85, the same...

What About the Lake?

For those with a long memory, there was a time when the Roanoke River was an open sewer. The refuse from a tannery in...

Heading for Minority Rule?

Federal government is not very good at many things. Legislation, for example is the result of endless debate, arguments, real and false publicity, opaque...

It’s The Trip That Counts

Several weeks ago I wrote a column about aging.  The gist of it was, barring unexpected death, growing old and infirm is inevitable so...