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ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In 1966, several British adolescents were interviewed about their vision of the future (circa year...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

SCOTT DREYER: Joe Cobb’s Solution To Gun Violence – “Let Them Eat Steak…Or Swordfish…Or Trout…”

According to legend, Marie Antoinette, the queen of King Louis XVI of France, allegedly asked why the peasants were rioting during the French Revolution....

SERWAN ZANGANA: We Have Until Nov. 8 To Clean Up City Council

As we have a few days until the election which is on Tuesday, November 8, it's not too late to make a change. If...

SCOTT DREYER: Roanoke Dems/GOP Decry Violence, As We All Should

A Nov. 1 Roanoke Times piece "Roanoke Democratic Committee statement calls for need of fair elections" emphasizes, yes, the need for fair elections. All...

SCOT BELAVIA: Riffing On The Pandemic

Remember when we were hopeful about what the pandemic could do for humanity? It was just for a week or two, a sliver of...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: What is Next for Venerable and Beloved House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?

On Tuesday November 8 Americans will vote for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Roanoke City’s Problems Will Not Be Solved From A Restaurant Table

It is the same old drama with the same characters but different actors in different countries. To compare the Roanoke City Council members to...