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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 and 9. Tens of thousands of unarmed protesters were shot dead in an indiscriminate slaughter...

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,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

SCOTT DREYER: Saint Patrick Was Irish, Right?

This column was originally posted on March 17, 2021, in theroanokestar.com For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.  — Psalm 91:11...

White House Misdirection on Energy

Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine calls for the United States to respond with the diplomatic and economic tools we have in our...

DEVOTIONAL: Pray…Acknowledge…Turn

If the skies are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and if they pray toward this...

SCOTT DREYER: Shifting Gears–The People’s Convoy Rolls Into MD & DC

As a local, western Virginia-owned and operated newspaper, TheRoanokeStar.com seeks to be open to feedback and requests. Last week a reader emailed us the...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Lament In A Seller’s Market

I don’t know whether to blame Biden, Putin, or Newsom. Maybe it was that bat in Wuhan. How directly correlated are any of them...

President Biden Defends Abortion…On Ash Wednesday

See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to...