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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Annex Ukraine Now

Steve Witkoff, acting as personal envoy for President Trump, first met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Russo-Ukrainian War on February 23. His most recent meeting, accompanied by Jared Kushner,...

BECKY MAUPIN: Overwhelmed Doesn’t Mean Ungrateful

If you’re on social media for any amount of time, you pretty quickly see that...

BOB BROWN: When the Underdog Bites Has Rabies, and a Mean Owner

We have a strong human urge to identify with the “underdog.” There is nothing new...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part II

Unfortunately, Trump’s present ceasefire as of October 9 is analogous to the armistice signed between...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Is Phase Two Of Trump‘s Peace Plan In The Gaza Strip Doomed To Fail? – Part I

Phase one of Trump‘s twenty-point peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which began on October...

FRED FIRST: Summertime, and The Living Is . . .

One of a number of reasons for a dry spell here on the R-Star columnist page has been the call to the garden every...

MIKE KEELER: “Sufferin’ Succotash!!”

These things are so awesome and tasty, they’re killer. Way back in the 1500s, when the Spanish headed west to explore the Americas, they ran...

DEVOTIONAL: Want To Be a Better Conversationalist? (1)

(...) let every person be quick to hear (....) - James 1:19 (ESV) Today, the Covid pandemic is still painfully in our minds, but there...

SCOTT DREYER: My Message To The Roanoke County School Board

These remarks were shared with the Roanoke County School Board by email on August 17, 2023. I share these thoughts with the Roanoke County School...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Learn From Roanoke County School Board To Adopt Unbiased Policies

It was another night and another Roanoke County School Board (RCSB) meeting on July 27, when the school board officials had to face a...

MELINDA MYERS: Fall-Planted Cover Crops Provide Many Benefits to Gardens

Put your garden to work over winter by planting a cover crop this fall. Covering the soil with plants that are turned into the...