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BOB BROWN: Journey to the Promised Land of Health

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is a member of the Kennedy family, a...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Iran Is Playing Trump Like A Chump

Since Ayatollah Khomeini seized power on February 11, 1979, after the exile of the Shah of Iran the...

FRED FIRST: Lonesome Highway: Hurry Up and Wait

If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there? We...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The CBS Evening News Made Me Cry A River Of Tears

I was watching the CBS Evening News, co-hosted by John Dickerson and Maurice Dubois on April 17,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: American Travelers – A Cautionary Tale

My cultural underpinnings were first rooted in my Indian reservation in Virginia, yet my world...

First Year of Medical School: Successfully Completed

This column first appeared in The Roanoke Star-Sentinel, August 1, 2011. These four students will add “M.D.” after their names in just a few...

The Myths and Misunderstandings of Inequality

The Sports sections of leading newspapers report the results of Sunday’s athletic contests in the Monday editions. Winners of various competitions including the Ladies...

Getting Big or Getting Out

Looking to shed a few for spring? Great! Just watch out for the “obesogens.” This goblin-blob of a word is less than 7 years old. But...

Evolution of Highest Court Decisions Sheds Light on Partisanship

If you suspect we live in a particularly partisan time, take a look at the Supreme Court. Since 2005, when John Roberts became Chief Justice,...

Of Jews and Christians

Recently, a deranged white supremacist (yes, I know that is redundant) killed three people at a Jewish facility, all three victims being Christian. Memo...

Purring and Tail-Wagging

It is mid-morning here, a time of day that our pets – both canine and feline – by some inner, common accord, decide to...