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Lying on my back, I couldn’t comprehend exactly what had happened. Against all rules of after-school fights, three blows to my face had come in quick succession and landed with […]

When two white newspaper reporters for the Virginian-Pilot were driving through Norfolk, and were set upon and beaten by a mob of young blacks — beaten so badly that they

Former NPR and current Fox News political analyst Juan Williams made an excellent point Monday night on “The O’Reilly Factor.” Williams said the major reason President Obama had not endorsed

[Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.] The election of Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande to the presidency of France epitomizes the sorry state of contemporary

It’s been almost 30 years since Debbie and I, as school girls, began the great debate. Over the ensuing years, we have each stood firmly on what we believed to

With a Mother’s Day column due Thursday morning and it being only Wednesday, I really wasn’t too concerned that no idea had yet burst forth down onto paper. Besides, in

On Friday, April 24, 1970, I graduated from boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. For three months, I had been a member of Platoon 223,

Last week a Peachtree City woman was arrested and charged with two felonies for bigamy. She allegedly married a second man under an assumed name so as to avoid the

It is something of a truism that whenever the federal government steps in, costs usually rise and efficiency declines. That is especially true when it comes to a college education,

What if someone proposed a law to tax working families $5,000 or more if they purchase health insurance? Such legislation would have no chance of passing. Yet it is, in

December 1941 is usually remembered by Americans as that fateful month when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, thus thrusting the United States into World War II. However, consider an alternate scenario:

It’s me. Dixie Dew, again. Y’all who read this column regularly know that I am Ronda’s adorable and svelte (though she writes differently) dachshund. This is the third time I’ve

I had the unenviable task of writing a Mother’s Day column for this week’s paper. I say unenviable because I just didn’t want to write about how much I love

Over the last 54 years, yours truly has received many wonderful birthday gifts. It’s true, some gifts have been better than others. Some I wish I’d never gotten. Still, family

It had been a busy morning and an even busier week and there was a great deal to think about last Friday. In the meantime, I decided to take a

Around this time of year, I sometimes hear from parents who have been appalled to learn that the child they sent away to college to become educated has instead been

In the 1993 movie “Dave” the faux president (played by Kevin Kline) calls in his best friend (played by Charles Grodin) and they stay up all night balancing the federal

[Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.] With Rick Santorum having dropped out of the race, Mitt Romney is apparently the Republican nominee for POTUS, barring

By Jon Basil Utley WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans who despair of Washington ever cutting waste from its trillion-dollar defense/homeland security budget can take heart from pollster Scott Rasmussen’s book “The

I have always believed — old fashioned though it may be — that when it comes to courtship, men should be the pursuers. The way that I see it is

When I was about 8, we moved from city to country because life in the city was becoming crowded and unpleasant. Every morning we had to sweep the porch clear

After a long week of working and school, The Wife was ready for it. And after a long week of fighting fires, rescuing damsels in distress, and writing, I was

A few days ago, I was riding my motorcycle when a lady in an approaching car flashed her lights at me. I assume she did this for one of three

On April 22 more than 500 million people around the world celebrated, as they do every year. There were ceremonies, proclamations, and news stories. There were donations and gifts. There

Whatever the ultimate outcome of the case against George Zimmerman for his shooting of Trayvon Martin, what has happened already is enough to turn the stomach of anyone who believes

As Fayette State Court Judge, I have the privilege each day of ensuring that citizens of this county have access to the court and criminal justice system. But I recognize

While campaigning in San Francisco during the Democratic Party primaries in January 2008, presidential candidate Obama told The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board, “So if somebody wants to build a

When you’ve known someone since you were teenagers and have shared deep secrets ranging from boys to money to worries and wishes, you think you know them well and that

Change. I hate it. I know, I’ve groused about change before, but it sure is getting worse with old age. Do you know what the U.S. Postal Service has went

Recently, many of the news media have focused on the problem with bullies in school and how to deal with the problem. It’s about time. The neighborhood where I grew

Early one morning, with razor in hand, a look in the mirror revealed more than I expected. Okay, stop laughing. I’m not talking about the extra few pounds that somehow

by David Keene and Randy Hicks The criminal justice debate is often divided into two camps: “Tough on Crime” and “Soft on Crime.” What we need, however, is “Smart on

The fate of Obamacare now rests with the Supreme Court, and President Obama knows it. In the strongest language of a president toward the Court since FDR announced his ill-fated

I never took my daddy for the sentimental kind. And in this assessment, I was not alone. He was a man’s man with a generous heart and compassionate spirit but