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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 of my career that provided a profound window into the human soul. From 2005...

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:...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind, Part II: The Covenant Advocate

Some troubles are loud and obvious; others wear a white coat, earn high grades, and...

Memories of Mill Mountain Zoo

by John Robinson I can hear it now: the cheerfully wailing whistle, and the chug of the "Zoo Choo" as it circled the perimeter...

Arguing About Health Care

by Hayden Hollingsworth It’s truly amazing what politicians will argue about!  Not only was everyone caught by surprise with Chief Justice Roberts’ siding with...

Law And Order

by Lucky Garvin Sometimes I feel like I’m Commander-in-Chief of Camp Krazy. I arrive at work; 7 AM. Maybe a half hour later, I get...

America Needs to Take Lesson From Wisconsin

by Dick Baynton According to the 2010 census Wisconsin is home to about 5.7 million citizens. The state’s voters are centrist in their political...

Foods for Thought

by Nick Thomas After the Los Angeles School District banned sodas in schools in 2004, then-governor Arnold Schwarzenergger went on to sign sweeping laws...

Washington, DC, Sometime After Midnight . . . a Knock on the Door

byMike Keeler ROBERTS: Oh it's you, c'mon in. I gotta tell ya, you've put us in a bind, Anthony, a real bind. KENNEDY: I was...