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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...

DEVOTIONAL: Not “They” But “We”

We have sinned, we have done wrong, and acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances.  Daniel 9:5 (NASB) It's human...

RANDY HUFF: Voting For Loathsome People

“Donald Trump is a loathsome individual whose political values are fundamentally anti-democratic.” So said one Josh Cohen, a seasoned political philosopher and teacher at...

Morgan Griffith: Is Our Region The Birthplace of Soft Drinks?

Virginia’s Ninth District is home to an array of nationally iconic items. Previously, one of my columns discussed the significance of the Crooked Road and...

SERWAN ZANGANA: The Glory Is Always To God

The mystery of life is beyond human’s imagination, and as we contemplate deeper we realize our weaknesses in life. As humans, we often complain...

FRED FIRST: To Find A Place Like Home

Those places where our spirit is in harmony with the landscape call to us. Some of us feel at home where we are born;...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Caveat Emptor and Car Tires

There is a wise Latin saying or aphorism from the late Middle Ages: caveat emptor. It means let the buyer (emptor) beware. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary,...