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BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

Being elderly is a full-time job. It could be the best job you ever had, but it will never be the easiest. Even Billy Graham, the preeminent spiritual leader...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part I

I strongly suspect that the self-assured and arrogant Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is going to be a presidential or...

FRED FIRST: But Is It Art?

I have mentioned before that I have recently found pleasure and pleasant distraction in the...

BECKY MAUPIN: A New Season, New Expectations

Motherhood, I'm learning, is a series of seasons. None of them are truly easy; they're...

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part II

Jan called today. “Ed died Thursday… he is in a better place.” Ed, a retired...

SCOT BELLAVIA: On Death.

February 8, 2022

Death halts time. It makes everything else meaningless. Our daily tasks make zero sense to those who have gone on. Once, I was running along...

SCOTT DREYER: When “GoFundMe” Becomes “WeRobYou”

February 6, 2022

Canada has long been a bastion of freedom, supporting democracy overseas and welcoming immigrants seeking a better life. Of the five Allied beaches on...

SCOTT DREYER: Think You Had A Bad Day? Mark Zuckerberg Lost $31 Billion

February 3, 2022

Times are hard. When President Trump was in office, gas in Southwest Virginia hovered around $2 per gallon. Now it's around $3. My wife told me...

MELINDA MYERS: Vertical Gardening Maximizes Beauty and Harvest

February 2, 2022

Go vertical to expand your outdoor gardening space, create privacy and add beauty to bare walls and fences. This centuries-old technique has been used...

MIKE KEELER: Rats, Oxen and Tigers – Oh My!

January 28, 2022

Well this all makes sense… 2020 was a year unlike any other. The world shut down, we all went home, and had to figure out...

SCOT BELLAVIA: The Gospel Presented… On NPR?

January 25, 2022

Recently, NPR’s Rachel Martin interviewed Dr Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health and longtime Christian. Listeners were provided a contemporary...

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Roanoke City Public Schools Receives $450K State Grant to Build First Solar-Powered Microgrid at any K-12 School in Virginia

The Roanoke Star - February 24, 2026

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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Running For President in 2028? – Part I

FRED FIRST: But Is It Art?

BECKY MAUPIN: A New Season, New Expectations

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part II

Carilion Clinic Foundation Establishes Children’s Miracle Network Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine

Roanoke College Poll: Virginians Oppose Democrats’ Gerrymander Scheme 52% vs. 44%.

DEVOTIONAL: The “Begger” Who Didn’t Ask For Money

BOB BROWN: Aging Poetically, Part III

CAREY KINSOLVING: KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD

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Roanoke City Public Schools Receives $450K State Grant to Build First Solar-Powered Microgrid at any K-12 School in Virginia

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