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BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville, it was more than a concert. It was a reunion with a lineage of...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Keep it Fun

It was a while back, maybe twenty years ago. I was setting up for an...

SERWAN ZANGANA: By Killing HB 295, VA Senate Democrats Devalue Lives of Correctional Officers

Delegate Mitchell Cornett (R-Grayson County) introduced HB 295 in this year's General Assembly. Its goal...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos Part II: The Divergent Path

Before we can address the fracturing of our civilization, we must be precise in our...

The Story of How Woody Occupied Berlin

by Mike Keeler It all started in 1893, when Isadore Baline arrived in the United States from Russia. He worked as a singing waiter in...

Windows of Opportunity

by Robert Adcox There are any number of opportunities for meals in the Roanoke valley. From supermarkets to fine dining overlooking magnificent views, one...

Is California A Window Into Our Future? I Hope Not

by Dick Baynton Governor Jerry Brown received news that California is #50 in a business magazine that ranks business climates of the states. The...

Made in the Shade

by Liza Field How’s your cooling system, this summer? “Down,” said a lot of hot people in early July, when extreme high temperatures kicked fierce...

Recipe of the Week: No Electricity needed – Creamy Avocado & White Bean Wrap

by Leigh Sackett What do you do when it is 100 + degrees and you have no electricity? Well you don’t find yourself in...

A High School Bluegrass Band: 1974-75

by Mary Jo Shannon Jim Parker, now living in Texas and a Patrick Henry classmate of my older son Harry, reads The Roanoke Star.com...