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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Does Putin Consider Ukraine Russian Territory? If So, U.S. Negotiations Are In Trouble

President Putin, aka Vladimir the Terrible, is a second-world money-mongering autocrat, who commands the largest stockpile of nuclear warheads (5,449) in the world. Like his ally Islamic-fascist Iran, oil...

ANDY PITZER: Not-So-Trivial Geography

The absence of geography courses in American elementary and secondary school curriculums these days is...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest On July 4th Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

You Should See What is Just Over the Mountains

I guess even today the substantial mountain ridges to the west of us inhibit travel in that direction. You know, we just don't seem...

Winners and Losers

No, this is not a piece about the Super Bowl or all the antics surrounding it.  It’s not even about ACC basketball and the...

Big Government: The Intransigence of Tyranny

Commentators, columnists, newscasters, syndicated columnists and political experts (that’s an oxymoron) all seem to have guessed the content of the annual ‘State of The...

Here’s To A Little Mud In Your Life

Last Friday evening my dear sister, Margaret drove from Virginia Beach to visit for the weekend.  Due to a long traffic delay she did...

Whose Guest?

"Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in." -  Robert Frost I hope you had some...

Doctors and Courtesy

Common courtesy is becoming uncommon.  Holding doors, carrying packages, tipping the hat, escorting vulnerable people was commonly the responsibility of men.  Men took pride...