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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won the Nathan‘s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, which was located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

FRED FIRST: A Whiskey Fungus Among Us

March 24, 2023

Ethanol fumes create a black coating like a bad dream One hundred and fifty years ago, an unexpected "plague of soot" appeared near distilleries worldwide,...

MIKE KEELER: Jimmy Carter’s One Last Battle

March 24, 2023

Jimmy Carter has gone into hospice care in Georgia. But he’s hoping to win one last battle before his time runs out. Back in 1982,...

FRED FIRST: The Genie of GPT4 – A Transformational Shift in Everything, Everywhere

March 22, 2023

Last week, unless you live under a rock, you probably noticed that almost every news blurb, web source and TV anchor-person mentioned--or more likely...

SCOTT DREYER: Relaxed! US Senate Has Not Had Full Vote In 7 Months

March 20, 2023

Overwork is a huge problem for a lot of people, but one group seems to have found a way to avoid it: long known...

DEVOTIONAL: Honor Marriage

March 19, 2023

Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit...

SCOTT DREYER: My Comments At VA Education Town Hall Regarding Social Studies Reforms

March 17, 2023

On March 16, two members of the State Education Board and one official from the Education Department came to Roanoke as part of their...

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BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

Experts offer tips to keep teens engaged – and off screens – this summer

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest Is An Ode To Gluttony

Farm Credit Pays $1 Million in Cash Dividends to Local Customers

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