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BECKY MAUPIN: A New Season, New Expectations

Motherhood, I'm learning, is a series of seasons. None of them are truly easy; they're all hard in different ways. We make it through one challenging season only to...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part II

Jan called today. “Ed died Thursday… he is in a better place.” Ed, a retired...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Media’s Monomaniacal Obsession With Nancy Guthrie’s Kidnapping

I do not mean to downplay the tremendous tragedy of the kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie's...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Barack and Michelle Obama Are Neither Apes Nor Monkeys

I read an article from the BBC on February 6 entitled, "Trump says he 'didn't...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a...

Ordinary Happiness: Not Available from Amazon or eBay

My wife nudged me on the plane coming into O'hare as she handed me the Wall Street Journal. "Read this" she said, knowing I'd...

The Korean War and Roanoke’s Wonju Sisterhood

As Roanoke, Virginia and Wonju, South Korea approach their 45th anniversary of their Sister City connection, I decided to learn how Wonju gained...

She watched her husband as he triumphantly came up the walkway to the front porch, his long range varmint rifle slung across his shoulder. “I...

Preacher’s Corner: Remembering Who We Are as a Nation

America is a Christian Nation.”  How strange that this simple statement should elicit such controversy and debate in our country.  Since the founding...

The Recipe of the Week from The Happy Chef: Flounder Stuffed with Scallop Mousse

Water! It is so much fun, incredibly Holy, cleansing and refreshing and vital for life. There are so many reasons why summer is...

Honoring Those Who Sacrifice to Promote Freedom and Democracy

This Fourth of July we look to the blessings of liberty and are reminded of how precious they are. Two hundred and thirty-three years...