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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...

The Wacky Art of Unicycling

When I was a kid, about 12 years old, my grandmother -bless her- gave me a unicycle for Christmas. I found it ridiculously difficult...

Productivity Is Paramount

Every government, large and small, every company from a one-person operation to vast international corporate empires must be efficient in their performance. All charitable...

Ask The Nature Lady – The Eastern Screech Owl

The Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) is only about 8½ inches long. Most Virginia screech owls are red, but you do occasionally see gray-brown,...

Hunting For Sabbath

“You know you can’t hunt in Virginia on Sunday Dad.” My oldest daughter was sitting at the breakfast table with the State of Virginia Hunting...

The Curious Birder – Ducks Don’t Bake

For some people it’s a family tradition to take their kids to the local pond or river and feed bread to the ducks and...

Parenting Myths

I was asked a great question recently by a very frustrated parent…..”Why does Billy keep doing this?”  I realized based on the confused look...