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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Pope Leo XIV Needs To Shut Up About The US-Israeli War Against Genocidal Iran – Part I

It is estimated that an unbelievable 30,000 to 36,000 teenage, young, and middle-aged protesters were shot dead with impunity or executed in the streets of Iran on January 8 and 9. The nationwide protests began incrementally and accelerated...

BECKY MAUPIN: Still Tired?

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be...

BOB BROWN: The Great Unhinging: A Clinical Emergency

We live in an age where the "tranquility of trivia"—a peace bought with endless, unimportant...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part II

According to the New York Post, Duwaji posted seventy times where she “took extreme positions against Israel and its supporters,” according to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The First Lady Of New York City Is A Vile Anti-Semite – Part I

I read a despondent article in The New York Post entitled, “Mamdani’s Wife Rama Duwaji Liked Post Calling Oct....

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Tesla Terrorists Should Do Hard Time In Prison

There are presently only five Tesla dealerships in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The closest one to Roanoke is located in Richmond, which is 189...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Language Learning in an Expat’s World

Ex – “out of”; patria – “country.” Expat – I didn’t even know this expression until I had left my native land of Virginia,...

BOB BROWN: Good Teachers

My Mother and Dad were Good Teachers My mother (1898-1971) had six children. I’m the youngest. She was 14 when she married my father (1892-1985);...

DENNIS GARVIN: Somewhere Between Beowulf and John Wayne

I have been seeing the Rev. Henry for some years now. Twice a year, the reverend appears, stooped with age, shuffling into my office...

FRED FIRST: Until I See What I Say

“How do I know what I think until I see what I say?” *E.M Forster? First thing of a very early morning, rather than doomscrolling the...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Adolf Eichmann Would Have Been Proud Of Mahmoud Khalil

I read a sad and depressing article in the New York Post on March 15 about the rampant anti-Semitism at Columbia University. The article's focus was...