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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Sometimes President Trump Needs To Think Before He Speaks – Part I

I read an article in the New York Post written by Ryan King on November 27 entitled “Trump Claims National Guard Shooting Suspect ‘Went Cuckoo,’ Calls Reporter ‘A Stupid Person.’” The...

BOB BROWN: The American Flag

All my life, I’ve loved the American flag. I was taught there is something special...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: There Is No Need For A U.S. Ground War In Venezuela

The easiest way to overthrow Nicolás Maduro, the narco-terrorist dictator of Venezuela, is to finance an insurgency....

SCOTT DREYER: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today, and along with Canadians in October, are the only people on...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Pocahontas Reframed and Thanksgiving

I just returned from the 9th annual Pocahontas Reframed film festival 2025 in Richmond, VA,...

An Encompassing Empathy Brings Miracles

I met a lady in the ER. “You’re Erin’s dad, aren’t you?” For years my children were `Dr. Garvin’s kids’. As they make their...

Ah, The Price of Beauty…

Maria Gunning was born in 1733 to a humble family in central England.  But the family soon moved to a meager rental house...

Put Some Clothes On!

I had to laugh recently when a teenage boy asked me, “Did you see what the girl was wearing?”  Now, one might wonder...

Written in Stone – Bound in Brass?

If you’re ever looking for a challenging and interesting evening, count yourself fortunate if Larry Sabato happens to be giving a lecture in...

What My Mother Knew

Like other adult children with aging parents, my siblings and I were concerned when our mother insisted on remaining independent, refusing to live...

Fear Not Hokies – No One Knows How to Lose Like a New Yorker

I'm a loser.  I know this revelation comes as no surprise to those who read this column on a regular basis, however; in...