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And so, my fellow Americans: “Ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country.” I regularly have someone explain why…
February 6, 2020Read More
I have a friend who is a dedicated Democrat; another who is a dedicated Republican. I lean Libertarian and radical. All three of us are educated, reasonably…
February 6, 2020Read More
My wife has a friend who just had a baby. He was born four months early, less than two pounds and less than a foot long. He…
January 30, 2020Read More
As some of you know Robert E. Lee is one of my personal heroes. He was a man of character. He was a man who prayerfully considered…
January 23, 2020Read More
“Thousands of Virginians waited patiently in line yesterday to enter their own capitol square. What we need is an open border on capitol square.” The Ten…
January 23, 2020Read More
Virginia is in the process of adding some gun laws to the books. Oddly and in keeping with the previous editorial most of the people supporting laws…
January 16, 2020Read More
“It’s probably best to not act like a tyrant when you live in a state whose state flag features a citizen armed with a sword and spear…
January 16, 2020Read More
This week Americans have been subjected to the alleged news story of yet another “spontaneous protest” in the Middle East; this time at the American Embassy in…
January 9, 2020Read More
(This week’s editorial is from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of my personal heroes. Bonhoeffer was hanged by Adolf Hitler in 1945.) Taken from a circular letter, addressing many…
December 31, 2019Read More
From all of us to all of you… Fifteen and one half years ago we published our first edition of The Southside Messenger. Although it was considered…
December 26, 2019Read More
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