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MELINDA MYERS: Ornamental and Edible Gardens and Containers
Boost the flavor and beauty of your landscape by adding a few ornamental edible plants to your garden beds and containers. Look for opportunities to substitute ornamental vegetables, fruit,...
RANDY HUFF: What Could Have Been A Casual Complaint and Casual Accusation
We were walking through the terminal, weary from the flight. Without thought, I voiced the...
DEVOTIONAL: Thanks, Mom!
Her children rise up and call her blessed -- Prov. 31:28a (ESV)
We celebrate Mother's Day...
MORGAN GRIFFITH: Is Government Research Safe?
It has been roughly four and a half years since the start of the COVID-19...
MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back
On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler,...
RANDY HUFF: On Media, Home and What Really Matters
Media is the in-between, like medium or median: that which comes between two things. Media is thus the means by which reality (thing ONE)...
SERWAN ZANGANA: Conclusions and Lessons From The Terror Attack in Russia
The horrific terror attack in Moscow on March 22, was the result of a terrorist group’s act, which disregarded every of human life and...
SCOTT DREYER: Debunking The “Bloodbath” Hoax
Recently while teaching an online writing class for sixth graders in Taiwan, we were editing one girl's story about her family's recent visit to...
MELINDA MYERS: Enjoy and Protect Hydrangeas From Hungry Deer
Low maintenance, beautiful flowers, and plenty of varieties have made hydrangeas a favorite landscape plant. It seems you can’t visit a garden center or...
In November Roanokers Should Remember A Few Things About Roanoke City Council
What is the chance to have fresh and open minded members of Roanoke City Council, including a Mayor in the Municipal building in January...
ROBERT L. MARONIC: Barkley Says He Would Assault Black Trump Supporters / Media Quick to Show Double Standard
I always have liked Charles Barkley's commentary on NBA basketball games for both TNT and CBS. As a television analyst he has always been...