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ANDY PITZER: Silent Barter

Take a look at your salt shaker the next time you sit down at the dinner table. Or the canister of Morton’s Salt in your cupboard. Now take a gander...

FRED FIRST: Spaces: Inner, Outer & Other

I exist even still in a “liminal space” (which could be a whole other post—with...

ANDY PITZER: Paraphrasing GPT

When I come to think about it, probably the one thing I’m most proud of...

BOB BROWN: IF YOU LOVE YOUR BRAIN, TAKE CARE 0F IT, PART THREE

This is A Brief Educational Summary of Neuroscience 101, Part THREE, our final section. These...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It’s time for positive change in Roanoke City, vote James Creasy for Sheriff

An enthusiastic and experienced law enforcement officer, a veteran deputy, is eager to bring changes...

DEVOTIONAL: Honor Marriage

Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit...

SCOTT DREYER: My Comments At VA Education Town Hall Regarding Social Studies Reforms

On March 16, two members of the State Education Board and one official from the Education Department came to Roanoke as part of their...

SCOTT DREYER: Why Study History? Why Know Your Mother’s Name?

"A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do....

SCOT BELLAVIA: You’ll Probably Forget This Article Tomorrow

I learned something demoralizing recently: we forget most of what we read. I think I knew this anecdotally, but I didn’t want to admit...

SERWAN ZANGANA: God Did Not Promise Us Happiness, But He Did Promise Us Victory

The loss of a loved one is a difficult situation that unfortunately most humans will face. To cope with such a situation requires more...

SCOTT DREYER: What Should the USA Do About Ethnic-Cleaning In Freedonia?

In early 1993, a few jokers asked some members of Congress "What should the US do about ethnic cleansing in the Republic of Freedonia?"...