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ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I do I watch maybe two or three. I prefer to watch innings because frankly...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hamas Delenda Est (Must Be Destroyed)

One common refrain among pro-Hamas demonstrators in the U.S., who gleefully carry tiki torches in their hearts, is that Israel must immediately allow a...

MELIINDA MYERS: Keeping Tropical Plants Healthy

Tropical plants are filling our homes and workspaces, adding beauty, relieving stress, and boosting creativity, productivity, and focus. Keep these plants healthy and looking...

SERWAN ZANGANA: We Can Pretend To Be Different, But We Can’t Change Who We Really Are

It is not about labels like "homophobia" or "hate," but the fact is, regardless of different perspectives about life, some facts remain immutable. Yet,...

DEVOTIONAL: Worry Is Like A Rocking Chair . . .

...Do not fret—it leads only to evil. --Psalm 37:8 (NIV) Unlike most politicians, President Calvin Coolidge was known as a man of few words. Once...

SCOTT DREYER: After 14-0 GOP Wins In Roanoke County, Ashley Suetterlein For RNC Chairwoman?

Someone said, "we celebrate our victories but analyze our defeats." Virginia Republicans have some defeats to analyze, most of all losing an estimated three...

FRED FIRST: Creature Corner: That’s No Worm!

Hands and Knees and a Closer Look: It's a Tiny Blind Snake Our son was randomly looking through his photo archives last week and came...