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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer Is A Disappointment And Disgrace

Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who increasingly reminds me of the antithesis of former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, stated on Friday, February 20, that he would refuse to “allow US forces...

BOB BROWN: Peace of Mind: The Logic of an Anchor, Part 1 of III

In 1953, an attractive, intelligent young medical student, one year ahead of me at the...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Democratic Party’s Revolution By Illegal Immigration

I read an insightful op-ed about illegal immigration during the Biden administration in The New York...

FRED FIRST: On Eagle’s Wings

This is an excerpt from a continuing story of finding home. Much comes before; and...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part II

I read an article on nbc.com on February 13 entitled, “In Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the...

Our Take: Tough Decisions for Those Voting Next Week

Roanoke area voters may have some tough decisions to make June 9, for those who venture out to their polling place. Historically, voter...

Peewee’s Legacy – The Final Gift

PeeWee died today; there was no other choice. He died because he had to. Even Sabrina, with all her art and God-given instincts as...

Honor and Respect

What the heck does that mean?” a self-described “church kid” asked me in my office a few years ago.  He came in wanting...

Don’t Mess With Mother Nature

Even on the verge of summer it’s not too late to comment on the wonders of spring.  After so much rain in the past...

Help! I Can’t Let It Go!

My friends think they are supporting me. I consider myself a victim and them, enablers. No, not a victim of some rare disease or...

Sotomayor Will Make a Great Justice

President Barack Obama’s choice of Sonia Sotomayer to serve on the United States Supreme Court is an excellent one. I've been following this lady's...