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RANDY HUFF: What Could Have Been A Casual Complaint and Casual Accusation

We were walking through the terminal, weary from the flight. Without thought, I voiced the complaint of my ears: “That flight attendant was loud!” She was naturally so and needed...

DEVOTIONAL: Thanks, Mom!

Her children rise up and call her blessed  -- Prov. 31:28a (ESV) We celebrate Mother's Day...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: Is Government Research Safe?

It has been roughly four and a half years since the start of the COVID-19...

MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back

On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler,...

FRED FIRST: To The End of The End of The Book

The uncertainty and never-ending unknowing may soon end. For the past year, there has been...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Before I Forget

I have a website on which I’ve linked all my articles for The Roanoke Star as well as others I’ve written. The site is...

JAMES FINCK: Christmas 2021 – The Need To Forgive

As I have considered how I wanted to end this year, I knew I wanted to try to bring a message of hope and...

MELINDA MYERS: Bring a Bit of Spring Color Indoors

Pot them up, give them a chill and enjoy spring flowering bulbs indoors or outside on a patio, deck or porch. This is a great...

Countdown to Freedom: 32 Days

by Kerry DoughertyRepublished by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion.Oh look.California’s dopey governor is following New York’s crazy executive. They’re both re-instituting what didn’t work the...

Diversity Statements Snuff Out Academic Freedom

by Dr. Allan StamRepublished by arrangement with Bacon's Rebellion.Why should you care about faculty review policies at the University of Virginia and other public...

Accidental Activists

by Asra Q. NomaniIn most of our lives as mama bears and papa bears facing activists in a campaign for the soul of America’s...