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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:...

A Very Sweet Summer Secret

Looking for a sweet summer activity for the kids? Check into an inn in Whitman MA. It was here that one of the most fun...

Be Careful When and Where and How You Saw

When I was young and my head full of mush, I thought ‘logging’, as I practiced that art, was quite manly. I was ushered...

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them...

Jobs Reports: More Than Just A Percentage

According to the August 2, 2013 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor, the national unemployment rate...

Before She Was A Star

She was small, blonde and cold. And she needed a toothbrush -- and a coat. We met on the porch of the Inn at Wise in...

YMCA Sale In Roanoke Raises Big Questions

Roanoke Star Columnist Dick Baynton was asked to look into the recent sale of the YMCA building in downtown Roanoke and filed the following...