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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:...

Home Style Turkey Pot Pie

We all have colds at my house. So I have turkey pot pie on my mind (I always liked turkey pie better than...

To Vacation: A Lost Verb Reclaimed

The skyline of New York City is fading in the blue haze, below and behind me, and I am headed home. Is it...

Back to School Daze?

Well,  either they have just returned or will be returning soon to their youthful, almost full-time jobs….school.  We may not see school as...

Why Should We Care for Our Neighbor? by Tupper Garden

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.”  Hebrews 13:2 Why should we...

Grandmother’s Most Wonderful Roast Beef

My Grandmother and Grandfather on my mother’s side lived here in Roanoke (I grew up in Charleston WV) and they were members at...

Bringing Mexico’s Pyramids to Virginia

During August, I fulfilled a fervent boyhood dream: to climb the ancient pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City.  Not only did I climb...