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FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now, and it has been hard to figure out where and how to jump back...

A Life Well-Lived: Shirley Padgett Lester (1947-2025)

Shirley Padgett Lester of Vinton went to her heavenly reward October 4. Below is the...

BOB BROWN: How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden “Presidency”

Permit me to think out loud as an old-fashioned person who respects authority, history, and...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: The Gratitude Perch

On the old road up Mill Mountain, part of Roanoke’s fabulous greenway system, there’s a...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Sometimes President Trump Needs To Think Before He Speaks – Part II

Contrary to what President Trump believes, I think that Lakanwal was adequately vetted before September 2021,...

MELINDA MYERS: Recycle Your Christmas Tree into the Landscape

Don’t drag that Christmas tree to the curb to be hauled away by the trash collectors. Give it a second, even third life, in...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Maine Secretary Of State Is A Petty Tyrant

Last week far-leftist Democratic dirty tricks happened once again. It occurred just nine days after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled (4-3) on December 19...

FRED FIRST: Welcome Winter! (I Will Try To Give This Season A Chance – Again)

… When winter comes, our morning walks don’t end, but they are no longer a casual tiptoe through the woods. Winter walks are a deep-sea...

DEVOTIONAL: Letting Go

Be still, and know that I am God. --Psalm 46:10 ESV Born in 1934, author and pastor Chuck Swindoll is still active at 89 leading...

SERWAN ZANGANA: US Policy With Iran Shows Double Standards Towards Trump Vs. Biden

In 2020, a majority in the House of Representatives passed a resolution to limit President Donald Trump from waging a war against Iran. This...

FRED FIRST: To Age Well, Start Young

"There is no cure for the common birthday . . . "   - John Glenn I remember it clearly. I was 12 when I first...