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DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is composed of a story. A true and eternal story. Of true “Joy to the...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

BOB BROWN: “A Multitude of the Heavenly Host”

For many years, the Hon. B. Waugh Crigler, a former federal magistrate, taught the Men’s...

RANDY HUFF: Tinker Creek – What to Make of All This Life?

I've been writing this year about Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, the 1975 Pulitzer Prize Winner about life on a Creek in Roanoke. It's a tall...

BOB BROWN: “A Rose, By Any Other Name . . .”

Richard, a middle-aged unmarried scientist, devout, quiet if not shy, spoke on the phone to his girlfriend.  He called her every night. She said...

FRED FIRST: Mosey Goes Home And More . . .

Curating end-of-summer threads from the InterWebs Sorry to sucker you in, those few who read about and were concerned along with us, that Mosey the...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Can The Commonwealth Afford Medicaid for All VA Children?

Virginia’s revenue exceeded its forecast revenue by $1.2 billion for FY2024. This shows that Virginia is on the right track in managing the State....

ROBERT L. MARONIC: “Drill, Baby, Drill” Alone Will Not Work In 2029

One constant campaign slogan of former President Trump at all his nationwide rallies is "drill, baby, drill." Every time Trump repeats this slogan with great gusto, his...

SCOTT DREYER: RFK Jr.’s Anti-Establishment Barnburner

In history and life, sometimes huge watershed events mark a turning point. That includes some years like 1607, 1776, 1865, 1945, etc. We might...