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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:...

Bumps, Pockmarks, Scars, and Slicks on a Forlorn Planet

This article was inspired by colleague David Guggenheim, president of Ocean Doctor, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC and dedicated to protecting and...

Natural Disasters

As Mark Twain said, “Everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it.”  Too bad that we can’t because we have...

In Praise Of Peonies

Few cut flowers surpass peonies for sheer beauty, and in some varieties, scent. Their voluminous blossoms packed with silken petals make exquisite arrangements. In...

A Saga of Valor: Overstreet Over There

The 17-year old graduate of Clifton Forge High School, class of 1938 landed a job in Charleston, WV. The position dealt with the cost...

Grief, You Lied To Me

My dear friend, Jacquie, shared this provocative expression with me when we reunited last week. It leapt off the page of her journal, written in...

More Physicians? Not the Answer

I recently attended a reception for those who have served as interviewers for prospective students at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.  When...