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MELINDA MYERS: Unique Holiday Plants
Add colorful flair to your holiday décor and gift-giving by including a few unique holiday plants. You and your gift recipients will appreciate their uniqueness and beauty throughout the...
FRED FIRST: Turning Points
Sometimes Life's Direction Turns On A Single Hour
Yes, it has been longer than a week...
BRIAN HAINLINE: Why Early Sport Specialization Could Be Sabotaging Your Child’s Athletic Future
Sixty million children in America participate in organized sports annually. More than 26% of those...
SERWAN ZANGANA: Hiring of New City Manager No Coincidence
Roanoke City Council members unanimously voted to hire Valmarie Turner as a Roanoke City manager....
RANDY HUFF: Where Ontology and Meaning Meet
I remember an anecdote from the inimitable Chesterton in which a given thought was compared...
Preacher’s Corner: The Bread of Life: What Is It?
When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?”
“For the bread of God is that which comes down from...
The Miracle of Roanoke’s “Lost Boys” of Sudan
Eight years ago members of my church, Raleigh Court Presbyterian, noticed tall, lanky young black men walking along Grandin Road. Upon learning they were...
A Perspective on Crossroads
I spend a lot of time at crossroads. No, not the kind you arrive at in your car – but the kind of crossroads where...
Recipe of the Week from the Happy Chef: Easy Chicken Stock
By Leigh Sackett
I never make chicken stock! I always go the easy route and use bouillon cubes when I make chicken soup. Well...
Replacing the Irreplaceable Mom Doesn’t Come Easy
Every family has a member who is the essential cog in the household machine. My mom was that person when I was growing up....
The Trouble With Normal: “350” and the Future
After a light spring rain and the passing of not-too-distant thunder overnight, we packed up to head home from Mt. Rogers. Not three miles...