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

I read a despondent article in TheNew York Post entitled, “Mamdani’s Wife Rama Duwaji Liked Post Calling Oct. 7 Hamas Rapes Of Israelis A 'Mass Hoax': Report.”The afflicting article was co-written by Rich Calder and Doree Lewak and...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part III: The Secure Attachment

In the conclusion of this series, I find myself looking back at a specific decade...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part II

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat observed in a highly accurate op-ed entitled “The American Empire in Retreat,”...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again--home for almost 40 years, and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Is Already An Empire – Part I

I read a misinformed article in the New York Times on February 27, which was written by Edward Wong. The article’s title was “Trump’s Foreign Policy:...

Lincoln’s Words; Hallowed but Now Hollow

Most people would agree that the Gettysburg address was one of the most powerful and memorable speeches ever made by a government leader. The...

Their Eyes Were Watching God

The title of this critically acclaimed novel by Zora Neale Hurston came to mind yesterday, seemingly out of the blue. In my relatively subconscious...

On Dogs and Devotion

Sabrina and I heard of a Black Labrador noted to be sitting by a mailbox. He did not belong to the family who resided...

VMI and The Citadel – A True Band of Brothers

I am a Citadel graduate, class of '69 (I may look like class of 1869, but trust me, it's 1969). You notice I use...

Roanoker Wins Alaskan Fishing Tournament:

When Roanoke local Rusty Pugh landed a promotion from his company this summer, he didn’t know that salmon fishing would be part of his...

Reality Sets In

It seems that the hype of football season began in early June. Headlines appeared touting the expected prowess of various teams, most notably UVA...