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ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8 and 9. Tens of thousands of unarmed protesters were shot dead in an indiscriminate slaughter...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

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,...

RANDY HUFF: A Poem That Wants to Be

I heard an acclaimed poet say poems seek their own metre, shape, rhythm, style. Anything can be a poem, I guess. Every life is...
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