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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Charlie Kirk’s P*** Poor Security at Utah Valley University in Orem

I always enjoyed listening to Charlie Kirk on a local radio station in Roanoke, Virginia, after he replaced Dennis Prager from noon to 2:00 p.m. last March. I found his...

FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

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...