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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

SCOTT DREYER: Neighbors Electric Co. Installing Vinton Abortion Chamber

Franklin D. Roosevelt had a "Good Neighbor Policy" toward Latin America in the 1930s. One insurer's jingle is "Like a Good Neighbor State Farm...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Saving The SAVE Act

Early voting starts on September 20th in Virginia, and because there is some discussion in the press about the SAVE Act, I want to...

FRED FIRST: Not In Lake Wobegon Any More . . .

My first two paragraphs here originally was a snarky rant. It has been taken down and I feel better now. I saved it to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: An Open Letter To State Senator Christopher T. Head

Two days ago, Governor Youngkin ordered that all U.S. flags and Commonwealth of Virginia flags "on all local, state, and federal buildings and grounds"...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It Is The Same Journey For All of Us But We Walk It Differently

Sometimes, we don’t understand the wisdom of our fathers and the knowledge that they obtained throughout their journeys in life. The selfishness of human...

RANDY HUFF: On Subtlety, Eternity, and Wasted Time

The great and gifted writer, Malcolm Muggeridge, when asked why he didn't go hear Billy Graham, said: “I need subtlety.” Muggeridge, a life-time English...