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BOB BROWN: AGING POETICALLY, PART I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a sprinter in this race. Nowadays, blessed by the gift of a long life, my...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Twenty Reasons For Regime Change in Iran

1. The kidnapping of 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

DEVOTIONAL: Remember Those Who Are Mistreated

Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Outlaw Joe Biden

A possible Constitutional showdown is looming between Texas and Washington. The Supreme Court ruled (5-4) on January 22 that the razor wire installed at Shelby Park in Eagle...

SCOTT DREYER: I Couldn’t Believe What I Saw In Those Manila Folders… (Part 2)

Continued from Part 1. As a high school teacher, I was shocked to see how many of our students at Roanoke City's Patrick Henry had...

SCOTT DREYER: I Couldn’t Believe What I Saw In Those Manila Folders… (Part 1)

From 1999-2010, Roanoke City Public Schools hired me to teach history at Patrick Henry High School (PH). It was a personal and professional blessing...

FRED FIRST: One Move Left In Us . . .

We were working on a plan for the rest of our lives, for when the time would be right. And we were waiting for...

Brighten Any Space with Containers of Summer-Flowering Bulbs

Add unexpected beauty to your patio, deck, or balcony with summer-blooming bulbs. You may have grown elephant ears, lilies, dahlias, gladiolus, and caladiums in...