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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The US Media’s Monomaniacal Obsession With Nancy Guthrie’s Kidnapping

I do not mean to downplay the tremendous tragedy of the kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother. However, in regard to the around-the-clock televised and social media coverage since...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Barack and Michelle Obama Are Neither Apes Nor Monkeys

I read an article from the BBC on February 6 entitled, "Trump says he 'didn't...

BOB BROWN: AGING POETICALLY, PART I

Too often, the human race is a race against time. Until recently, I was a...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Twenty Reasons For Regime Change in Iran

1. The kidnapping of 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8...

DEVOTIONAL: B.U.S.Y. (4)

There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God. --Hebrews 4:9 (NIV) Do you ever feel frustrated that there "just aren't enough hours in...

SCOTT DREYER: Joe Cobb, Peter Volosin, Luke Priddy Tell Roanoke College Women Swimmers: “Shut Up And Obey The Males!”

According to my calendar, October 6 is "National Diversity Day." To quote Joe Biden, "Not a joke!" (I could also quote Biden with "travedy," "trueinternationalunderpressure,"...

Welcome To The Most Conflicted Holiday on The Calendar

The trouble starts with the very name of the thing, to wit, there never was an explorer named Christopher Columbus. He may have been...

White-Boyd Changes Colors For Election – Suetterlein Is The Best Choice For District 4

Suddenly, Roanoke City Council member and the Democrat candidate for VA Senate District 4, Trish White-Boyd has begun supporting “ tough on crime legislation!” Based...

FRED FIRST: So Little Time – So Many Rabbit Holes

The information tidal wave overwhelms and I float amongst the flotsam with dread and with delight, every morning when I sit down to pick...

MELINDA MYERS: Cutting and Enjoying Fall Perennial Flowers

Bring a bit of your fall garden indoors. Many of your fall flowering perennials make great cut flowers to enjoy in arrangements for your...