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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...

FRED FIRST: On Finding and Leaving Home

And so at this tipping point in life, I return to visit early thoughts about WHERE we call home. My place was not where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Roanoke College Needs An ROTC Program

A retired Army four-star general, William B. Rosson (1918-2004), once privately told me in mid-July 1987 that West Point either graduated very good officers...

SCOTT DREYER: Burning Questions From J13 Attempted Assassination

At 6:11 pm on Saturday, July 13 at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, shots rang out. Pres. Trump grabbed his ear and dropped...

MELINDA MYERS: Expand Your Garden Beds Without Chemicals

There never seems to be enough room for all the plants you want to grow. If space allows, create new garden beds to expand...

SERWAN ZANGANA: French Olympic Display Far Stranger Than Fiction

Perhaps, banning hijab, a headscarf that is required for Muslim women to wear to cover their hair for religious purposes, for France Muslim Women...

BOB BROWN: A Penny For Your Thoughts

Thinking, called “self-talk,” by behavioral scientists, is placed high on the list of important human traits.  Thinking clearly with few cognitive errors is challenging...