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RANDY HUFF: Know When to Hold Your Peace

“Why don't you say your piece?” I asked my friend. “It need not be public. Explain your concern. Open up in an email or private message.” “Need not be public?!”...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Why Were The U.S. Flags At Half-Mast On April 26?

There is no phrase in the U.S. Constitution that explicitly uses the phrase "separation of...

BOB BROWN: Journey to the Promised Land of Health

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is the United States...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Iran Is Playing Trump Like A Chump

Since Ayatollah Khomeini seized power on February 11, 1979, after the exile of the Shah of Iran the...

FRED FIRST: Lonesome Highway: Hurry Up and Wait

If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there? We...

Bearing the Barely Bearable

I read this expression in a book entitled “Help, Thanks, Wow - The Three Essential Prayers,” by one of my favorite authors, Anne Lamott.  It struck me...

The Best Laid Plans . . .

In Smith Mountain Lake State Park, there is a nest of Ospreys, and there is a video cam set-up in order that whoever wished...

Special People—Don’t Forget Them

Have you ever considered how many people you come in contact with during a lifetime? It would be in the tens of thousands or...

The Night Visitor

Sometimes I can't sleep so well when Marybeth is away but on this recent cool August night I was sleeping like a baby. It...

The Everyone Must Be Able To Go To College Debacle

When you dine out, there is a good chance your server was a college graduate. There are at least 330,000 waiters, waitresses, taxi drivers...

The Tangled Roots of Labor (Day)

The following words are direct quotes from the archives of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. This summary provides insight into one of...