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In this Sept. 17, 2015 photo, nurse B.K. Morris, left, prepares to give the flu vaccine to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden, during an event about the flu vaccine, at the National Press Club in Washington. Kids may get more of a sting from flu vaccination this fall: Doctors are gearing up to give shots only, because U.S. health officials say the easy-to-use nasal spray version of the vaccine isn't working as well as a jab. Needle-phobic adults still have some less painful options. But FluMist, with its squirt into each nostril, was the only ouch-free alternative for children, and has accounted for about a third of pediatric flu vaccinations in recent years. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Flu season is knocking at your door

By Dr. Nina Radcliff

Our flu season is around the corner. And while the timing varies in different parts of the country, most flu activity -- influenza-like illness, hospitalizations, and sadly even deaths - will occur between October 2016 and run into May 2017.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he meets with students and educators before speaking about school choice, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Canny Trump already negotiating with Russia

By L. Todd Wood

As a former military officer, I learned decades ago that when taking command of new unit, an officer has to be a strict disciplinarian. Rules have to be enforced and your subordinates need to respect and understand you are a determined person who takes your oath of office seriously. In reality, these first few months are a negotiation with your troops. First impressions count, they set the stage for your entire command.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick greets fans after their 21-31 win against the San Diego Chargers during an NFL preseason football game Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Colin Kaepernick and millennials

By Colby B. Jubenville

Witnessing 20-something professional athlete Colin Kaepernick divide the country by sitting or taking a knee during the pre-game singing of America's national anthem has made one fact about our society abundantly clear: People fundamentally misunderstand the mindset of millennials.

Visit the 'White Nights' of St. Petersburg

By Frederica Dunn

Our Baltics cruise began in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a two-day stop in the city of "White Nights." This profoundly Russian city of St. Petersburg was conceived by Czar Peter the Great or Peter I.

Illustration on the changing nature of Labor Day by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Labor Day: What do we really think?

By Renee Garfinkel

Happy Labor Day, we say on our way to score bargains at the mall. Happy Labor Day, we think, exchanging summer shorts and sandals for back-to-school and work uniforms. Happy Labor Day, we hear from political candidates professing concern for American workers.

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5 Myths about American foreign policy

By Bruce Fein

American foreign policy myths are generated in the corridors of power to elicit popular support and lavish congressional funding for the multi-trillion dollar military-industrial-counterterrorism complex.

President Barack Obama speaks to the 2016 Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders at the East West Center, in Honolulu, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Obama legacy: The re-tribalization of America

By Lawrence J. Fedewa

President Obama and others are beginning to talk seriously about his legacy. He has transformed the American presidency into an autocracy, the federal government into an oligarchy, and the American public into an anarchy composed of self-seeking tribes, each of whom views its success in terms of defeating its enemies.

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The Gospel Promised. The Gospel Realized.

By W. Scott Lamb

These 2-volumes have been produced as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of Reformed Theological Seminary. The authors are all drawn from the pool of Evangelical, Reformed scholarship that teaches (or has taught) at this institution.