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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: How To Beat Burn-Out

Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked...

MKE KEELER: The Right People Were There

It was dumb luck the three of them were there when it happened. (Editor's note: Or was it?) Kira Turner is a graduate student at...

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...