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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 and 9. Tens of thousands of unarmed protesters were shot dead in an indiscriminate slaughter...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

FRED FIRST: Digital Maps to Nature Literacy – Part 1

We create tools to work for us: to dig foundations, to hoist steel girders for bridges, to record our words and thoughts for others...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Roanoke City Teen Curfew Will Fail Because It Ignores Root Causes

Imposing a teen curfew in Roanoke City will not reduce gun violence as the Citizens have already experienced such a rule in the past....

DEVOTIONAL: How Can You Experience More Of God’s Grace?

And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."  -- James 4:6 (NLT) "Humility. Imitate...

SERWAN ZANGANA: How Can We Trust Sam Roman As Assistant City Manager?

In a quick move by the Roanoke City Council, Sam Roman, the Chief of Roanoke police, recently became an assistant City Manager - a...

FRED FIRST: A Whiskey Fungus Among Us

Ethanol fumes create a black coating like a bad dream One hundred and fifty years ago, an unexpected "plague of soot" appeared near distilleries worldwide,...

MIKE KEELER: Jimmy Carter’s One Last Battle

Jimmy Carter has gone into hospice care in Georgia. But he’s hoping to win one last battle before his time runs out. Back in 1982,...
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