Opinion
Soft Power – Biden’s international tactics at odds with much of GOP
The Republican cult has shown its true colors, first by their support for Putin and other autocrats such as Orban ...
USA and Ukraine – What to do?
In our classes on conflict resolution, we refer to the extremes of conflict. We call this “The Conflict Continuum.” We ...
Daylight Saving Time: Spring forward! Reset your clock, check your faith
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 13th, 2022 at 2 am. In those wee hours of the morning, when you ...
We will feel some pain
Your Ukrainian brothers and sisters in democracy are fighting, bleeding, and dying to preserve the democracy that protects freedom in ...
The Illusion of Truth
Truth is only your brain’s take on reality. Have you ever heard the remark, “life is an illusion or perception ...
Forty days with Jesus
The Lenten tradition of the Church takes its inspiration from Jesus’ forty days of solitude, prayer and fasting in the ...
Putin’s actions remind us democracy is better
Perhaps there is one positive outcome that could arise from the brutally evil acts of a sociopathic dictator named Putin ...
Warren County Democratic Committee Chair eager to tackle local community issues
As the new chair of the Warren County Democratic Committee, I am eager to tackle the many local issues testing ...
Russian invasion of Ukraine
As I watched the news last night of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it scared me as it probably has scared ...
Change the law on outdoor video surveillance on your private property
I am petitioning for a change to Virginia’s outdoor video surveillance law on how someone can record your private property ...
Captain Steve’s Awesome Swamp Buggy Adventures – Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve
The vast forest of dwarf cypress, pine and hardwood hammocks of the Florida Everglades had long intrigued my retired wife ...
Weather or Not
It’s been said that two people cannot keep a secret and modern wisdom shares that there are two versions to ...
Mail in Voting
With mail-in voting becoming such an important political issue today, it is worth the time to examine similar issues in ...
The “Good Ol’ Boys” club is still in play
George Cline was spot on about earning trust back from the Town and County. The “Good Ol’ Boys” club is ...
Games Nations Play
Three-dimensional chess is essentially a term implying the realm beyond normal comprehension. To the world population, the chess match shaping ...
‘Date Night’…… Front Royal Style
By the 18th century, Valentine’s Day was as much as we know it today. By the way, it’s today, so ...
White House Sized Ego
This week I intended to write about the jobs report put out by the White House and give a historical ...
Bridgewater Fair
I waited a day before commenting at length about the recent tragedy at my alma mater, Bridgewater College, in order ...
Another Perspective
I recently read where Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has set up a hotline for parents and others to report concerns ...
Supervisor Mabe seems badly informed
Supervisor Walter Mabe’s long letter offering advice with respect to the dying days of the Covid infection saga that was ...
Delayed implementation of the Second Step SEL program
I’d like to thank and congratulate the Warren County School Board for its recent, unanimous decision to indefinitely delay the ...
Delay SEL implementation; time needed to review SEL material at our elementary schools
The Warren County School Board is considering implementing the latest version of the highly controversial, unproven Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) “Second ...
Ostrich or Eagle?
Right and left, sometimes reality is too painful for our dearest friends and neighbors to face. From time to time, ...
Generally what we know and don’t know
Today I’d like to talk about the COVID virus and our path forward as a county. This virus has tested ...
Revival vs Revolution
Probably most young people under the age of 35 may not know what a revival is, because all that is ...
George Banks remembered fondly
A distinct feeling of loss came over me this morning as I sat in my room in South Carolina and ...
Shifting of a Legacy?
With Martin Luther King Day approaching, I have thought a lot about the man who, more than anyone else, historically ...
Oh boy! A cabal
Wow, a cabal! – I want to join. I worked for the Federalis for 30 years, and if that isn’t ...
Due diligence and ‘Second Step’ curriculum
With respect to the recent vote among our School Board to hit pause on the “Second Step” Social and Emotional ...