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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...

Ray Rice and Kindergarten

So what is our response to the whole Ray Rice “situation”?  I heard this question today and had to laugh at the irony.  Here...

Where Does “Intuition” Come From?

Medical intuition is a hard-won ability. Further, because although you may have this ‘second-sight’ to some degree, you can still make mistakes Intuition,...

Can Humans Be Rehabbed?

My brother, Lucky, and his wife, Sabrina, are wild animal rehabbers.  For years, the Roanoke valley has recognized them as the go-to folks when...

Daring To Be Not So Original

Let's be clear. I do NOT steal my blog content from Wikipedia. But high school and college students? They are another matter. When they get...

2nd Installment: A Conservative Plan for National Renewal

A critical change in our political/government system would be to establish a renewed relationship with our legislators. House and Senate members would be covered...

Daring Greatly

I heard a quote by Theodore Roosevelt in a TED Talk by Brene Brown PhD, the gist of which is about stepping into the...