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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,...

SCOTT DREYER: Dr. King Had A Dream

Today as our country marks Martin Luther King Day, an official national holiday, many think of his most famous oratory: his "I have a...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Approaching The Page

When I started writing for The Roanoke Star two and a half years ago, we were in quarantine and I only had my wife...

DEVOTIONAL: Experience The Freedom Of Orderliness

Because God is the author of order, not confusion. --I Corinthians 14:33a (The Voice Bible) "Order. Let all your things have their places; let each part...

MELINDA MYERS: Grow a Beautiful Indoor Succulent Garden

It’s no surprise that succulents, including cacti, are popular. These easy-care houseplants come in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes making them perfect...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Communism – The Immature Baby of Liberalism – Will Never Grow Up

Anxiously, I left the country that I was born in and grew up many years ago. At the beginning of my resettlement in America,...

DEVOTIONAL: The Beauty Of Silence

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs,...