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Research into alcohol use disorder: Imagining future events changes brain to improve healthy decision-making

Learning to think more about specific events in your future appears to reduce impulsivity, improve decision-making, and shows potential as a therapy for alcohol use disorder, a new Virginia Tech study found. The study, which involved 24 participants whose brains were scanned during both resting-state and task-based fMRI, showed brain...
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Bestselling Author Beth Macy to Speak at Hollins University Commencement

Beth Macy M.A. ’93, a Roanoke-based journalist and the author of three New York Times-bestselling books, has been selected as the Hollins University Commencement Speaker...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Adolf Eichmann Would Have Been Proud Of Mahmoud Khalil

I read a sad and depressing article in the New York Post on March 15 about the rampant anti-Semitism at Columbia University. The article's focus was...

Pamplin Park to Host 160th Breakthrough Battle Weekend

Petersburg, Va. – Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier is holding a 160th Breakthrough Battle Anniversary event on March 29-30, 2025 from...

Peanut growers celebrate iconic legumes by giving back during National Peanut Month

FRANKLIN—Each March, National Peanut Month highlights the lasting impact peanuts have on communities and the economy. To celebrate the occasion, the Virginia Peanut Growers Association, Virginia Peanut Board and...

SERCAP Celebrates 56 Years Assisting Underserved Rural Communities

SERCAP is celebrating 56 years of providing programs and services to help low-income rural communities throughout the Southeast United States. The Water Is Life! Banquet & Celebration will be held on...

Roanoke Author Mike Allen Featured at Book No Further’s Indie Bookstore Day

Book No Further in Roanoke, the beloved independent bookstore, is celebrating Independence Book Day. Roanoke Author Mike Allen is the featured author for the day. The day is a...

CAREY KINSOLVING: KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD

Was God Content With His Creation After Six Days Of Work? “God was very content when he first saw it,” says Cooper. “He also relaxed.” “Relaxed”?...

DEVOTIONAL: Self-Control

DEVOTIONAL: Gentleness