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SCOT BELLAVIA: God in the Library

Talking to strangers about God is a muscle I don’t work very often. But I try to take the opportunity when it comes up. A few weeks ago, I was...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part IV

As Gabrielle Fahmy wrote in the Post, "in its most recent platform, the group blasts...

BOB BROWN: The Smell of Combat

Consider the psychological cost incurred by the men and women in our military. They give...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part III

I read an article in the New York Post on August 24 written by Gabrielle Fahmy entitled,...

SCOTT DREYER: VA Voter Guide

This is the voter guide from the Faith & Freedom Coalition. As I've done door knocking...

A Matter of Perspective

Have you ever thought that what you choose to think about can significantly affect your experience of life?  Unemployment is nearing 10 percent,...

A Perspective on Celebrity

While I was not one of the people caught up in the 3 hour  “Balloon Boy” drama that played out on live TV last...

Triumph of the Undead

This is the triumphant season of the undead. Now that summer is behind us and fall has begun, a change in the calendar also portends...

From the Mouths of Babes

You never know what young children will say. Their openness is refreshing – and often entertaining. Unfortunately, they lose some of this as they...

Think Globally, Celebrate Locally: Floyd’s Sustainability Festival

The first community project for the new southwest Virginia grassroots organization, SustainFloyd, was to organize a local action towards Bill McKibben’s global efforts to...

My Life Would Have Been Better with a Less Predictable Curve

My right elbow and shoulder ache when it rains, and I blame it all on baseball. In the beginning of my abortive sports career,...