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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Israel’s Second Sum Of All Fears

I first heard about a dirty bomb in early September 1993 when an IBM coworker, who had majored in computer science and physics at N.C. State in Raleigh told...

BOB BROWN: What Happened to Happiness?

We can quibble about the origin, even the definition or meaning of “happiness,” but I’m...

FRED FIRST: Homeward Bound

It would happen: the trip back to Floyd. And then it wouldn’t. And then it...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) Needs To Be Censured

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), who appears to be a self-important crackpot, tried hysterically (without officially...

LUCKY GARVIN: Tommy

I watched a little boy say, `Goodbye' the other day. The `little boy', Tommy, is...

DEVOTIONAL: Live In The Present

Author and pastor Randy Huff praised "living in the here and now" in his recent column, "The Mystifying Present: Another Look at Tinker Creek."...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Most American Politicians Divorce Politics From Ethics

Do American politicians carry themselves with honesty and demonstrate integrity on a daily basis? Before answering this question, one should first know the definitions of...

MIKE KEELER: The Summer Shuffle of Kings, Queens and Jacks Who Were Knaves

OK, summer is underway. You've probably got your vacation dates set in the calendar, the flights are booked, the house rental is all paid...

The Mystifying Present: Another Look at Tinker Creek

Everyone knows what the present is until you ask them. When I learned of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, I was...

FRED FIRST: Light At The End . . .

We have a moving date and a new address If you've been following along as our sidewalk ends, you were around back last November 2023...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Biden’s Commencement Address: Lies, Lies And More Lies

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, one definition of a lie is "an assertion of something known or believed by the speaker ... to be untrue...