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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...

SCOTT DREYER: CNN Plays Catch Up with TheRoanokeStar.com?

Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why. --Bernard Baruch On November 6, CNN posted an interview where reporter Pamela...

DEVOTIONAL: Who Gets the Best Revenge?

God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us...

SCOTT DREYER: If You’re Free, Thank a Vet

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.          --John 15:13 English is a...

SCOTT DREYER: An African Weighs In on Virginia’s Elections

As discussed in the lead story in TheRoanokeStar.com over the weekend, “VA Elections Send Shock Waves Across Country,” voting results out of the Old...

SCOTT DREYER: Virginia Shouts “STOP THE INSANITY!” (Part 4)

Pride goes before a fall. -- Old Saying, based on Proverbs 16:18  You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in...

DEVOTIONAL: Where Are You Placing Your Trust?

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in humans.  --Psalm 118:8 Here in Virginia, we just ended a long electoral...