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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Iran Is Not Going To Be A Never-Ending War

I read an asinine analysis about the Iran war and a problematic prediction of Iran's drone warfare and cyber capabilities in the New York Times. The article was entitled, “America Is Used to Hiding Its Wars. Trump...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Ceasefire With Iran On April 7 Was Not A Big Win For The US

I think that President Trump made a great diplomatic mistake with Iran (brokered by duplicitous Pakistan) on...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When The Papacy Becomes an A**

General Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a brief prayer on June 4, 1944, which was two days before...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

FRED FIRST: Country Mouse, City Life / Growing New Roots without Transplant Shock

As soon as we made the decision in November to move to Columbia, calculating the distance from our new digs to the Columbia Mall...

MELINDA MYERS: Spring Garden Cleanup with Pollinators in Mind

Spring cleaning, indoors and out, is a long-standing tradition for many households. But as we learn more about the important pollinators, insect-eating toads, songbirds,...

Eulogies For A Great American Patriot And WW II Veteran, Claude Smith (1922-2024)

Claude Nelson Smith, who lived in Roanoke since 1949, the year the Mill Mountain Star was erected, went to his eternal reward on Sunday,...

This Election is About Americans / Trump vs. The Corporate Politicians

 It is Super Tuesday and the Republican Primary election in Virginia is underway. Generally speaking, most candidates from both Democratic and Republican Party are...

RANDY HUFF: Tending to The Small Things

The largest small thing in our lives is, after all, home. “Go large or go home!” The words from my gifted friend stung and made me...

DEVOTIONAL: No Politician Can Be Your “Savior”

It is better to take refuge in the Lord     than to trust in humans. It is better to take refuge in the Lord     than to trust in princes.  --...