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ROBERT L. MARONIC: There Is No Need For A U.S. Ground War In Venezuela

The easiest way to overthrow Nicolás Maduro, the narco-terrorist dictator of Venezuela, is to finance an insurgency. That would allow the oppressed people and disaffected military of Venezuela to overthrow this Hugo Chavez...

SCOTT DREYER: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today, and along with Canadians in October, are the only people on...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Pocahontas Reframed and Thanksgiving

I just returned from the 9th annual Pocahontas Reframed film festival 2025 in Richmond, VA,...

SCOTT DREYER: “Forgive Me When I Whine”

This poem, of unclear authorship, reportedly comes from the dark Great Depression days of the...

BOB BROWN: Recent Sale of Brooklyn Bridge, Part Two

In 2025, America’s fertility rate reaches a historic low, while Muslim and Arab communities maintain...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow Herbs Indoors for Year-round Enjoyment

Add garden fresh flavor to your meals year-round.  Grow a few of your favorite herbs indoors, harvest and enjoy. Select a variety of herbs you...

SCOTT DREYER: Letting Go

On New Year's Eve someone close to me sent this joke text: We each choose to celebrate the New Year in our own way. Looking...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Is It Just Me Or . . .

Did you too think the world itself was black and white until color photography? Have you ever thought about what it takes to become a...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Reflections–Have You Found The Missing Piece?

Inspired by a devotional she read in 2013, Susan Jones of Roanoke County has now written a Christmas poem for eight years in a...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Reflections–Joseph and Refugees

At this time of year, we often hear songs telling us "I'll be home for Christmas" and "There's no place like home for the...

Roanoke County Registrar Is Daughter of Democratic Committee Chairperson

In the wake of the highly unusual and divisive 2020 elections, I used this column to ask some questions about some of the irregularities...