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Prime mover

LARRY SMITH - September 7, 2023

It should have been just a normal story about an underdog team that overcame the odds (including those in Las Vegas) to win a...

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Reading is fundamental

LARRY SMITH - August 31, 2023

It’s fair to say that my immediate family’s financial resources were relatively scarce when I was a child. Fortunately, we never went without meals...

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Time to abandon legacy admissions

LARRY SMITH - August 24, 2023

I was a first-generation college student. Even at a very young age I understood the importance of obtaining a degree, and I always had...

Opinion

UNDERRATED

LARRY SMITH - September 22, 2023

The abbreviation BPM has several meanings. There’s “Beats Per Minute”. That usually refers to one’s heartbeat, but it can also refer to musical beats....

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In a small town

LARRY SMITH - August 10, 2023

Around the time of Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia (1676-1677), the word “white” appears in a legal document for the first time in our history...

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The benefits of slavery

LARRY SMITH - July 27, 2023

Misinformation is information that is proven to be inaccurate, even though the disseminator might not be aware that it is. On the other hand,...

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The dilemma of the Black Republican

LARRY SMITH - July 20, 2023

As I read about Senator Tim Scott’s nascent presidential run, I thought about the solitary place in which Black Republicans often find themselves. I...

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Be yourself

LARRY SMITH - July 13, 2023

The phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On”, which originated in England during World II, was coined by that nation’s Ministry of Information. (George Orwell...

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A city on a hill

LARRY SMITH - October 4, 2023

Before and during his presidency, Ronald Reagan regularly employed this hallowed phrase (including in his farewell address) to describe America. Puritan pastor and politician...

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