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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:...

Farewell Roanoke and Thanks for the Memories – Joe Kennedy

I should have left Roanoke when I retired seven years ago. But I didn't.  Lack of imagination, I guess. Now I am planning to move to...

Homeward Bond

I thought of the song "Homeward Bound" by Simon and Garfunkel as I was traveling to my childhood home recently to empty its contents...

It Takes a Village To Raise A Child

What a wonderful sentiment! It is warm and fuzzy and conjures up visions of a Norman Rockwell town with a little red schoolhouse, smiling...

The Hidden River Bed Of O’Hain

I am an avid reader of history; an aficionado, though not a student or teacher. But I recently came upon a story I had...

It’s Time to Welcome Hummingbirds—Properly!

Along with Spring and Summer comes Ruby-throated hummingbirds. If you have not yet put up a feeder to attract these tiny birds, it’s not...

Lessons Not Learned

One of the saddest facts of history is that the lessons it offers are rarely used in planning the future. When injustices result in...