Columnists
RANDY HUFF: On Subtlety, Eternity, and Wasted Time
The great and gifted writer, Malcolm Muggeridge, when asked why he didn't go hear Billy Graham, said: “I need subtlety.” Muggeridge, a life-time English journalist who lived in the...
MELINDA MYERS: Fall Planting Provides Months of Continuous Spring Color
Welcome spring and create continuous color for several months with a collection of spring-flowering bulbs. ...
MIKE KEELER: September 1774 – The Meeting Place
Here are some things you should know about Carpenters’ Hall.It was designed by a Scotsman....
SERWAN ZANGANA: It’s Time to Hand The Business Over to Trump
Six more lives of truly innocent people who were not involved in the Israeli-Hamas conflict...
BOB BROWN: Slavery Then and Now
I join all Caucasians in the United States who lament with shame, guilt, and regret...
Preacher’s Corner: Celebrating All That We Have
Gosh, the time has so rapidly come and gone. Just five years ago on June 14th my family and I celebrated our 1st Sunday...
Extension Connection: A Simple and Delicious Way to Enjoy Seasonal Foods
Last weekend I purchased “Roasting Vegetables in a Bag” from a farmer’s market. In the bag were kale leaves, new potatoes, kohlrabi, green...
A Father’s Day Poem For Dad
For all the times you made me hold that darned ladder;
For all the times you said, "if you throw that tennis racquet again, we're...
Hey Coach! No One’s Calling Me Back…
Readers:
A dad and I have been emailing recently. He’s extremely involved in his daughter’s recruiting. I believe he’s at the point where he may...
The Joy of Still Livin’ in Roanoke
Whenever I run into him on the trails of Mill Mountain we chat for a few minutes. I admire his old dog. We let...
Waiting for Fireflies
It’s that time again. Time for the fireflies to arrive. Every year I find myself anxiously anticipating the first sighting and last week ---...