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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...

MELINDA MEYERS: Gift Spring Blooms for the Holiday

Give the gift of spring this winter to gardeners and non-gardeners alike.  A pot of tulips, daffodils or other spring flowering bulbs is sure...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Retracting Myself

In the worst book I’ve ever read, the author disclaimed herself with this sentence: “I will not hold on to a single idea, opinion,...

SCOTT DREYER: CNN Plays Catch Up with TheRoanokeStar.com?

Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why. --Bernard Baruch On November 6, CNN posted an interview where reporter Pamela...

DEVOTIONAL: Who Gets the Best Revenge?

God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us...

SCOTT DREYER: If You’re Free, Thank a Vet

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.          --John 15:13 English is a...

SCOTT DREYER: An African Weighs In on Virginia’s Elections

As discussed in the lead story in TheRoanokeStar.com over the weekend, “VA Elections Send Shock Waves Across Country,” voting results out of the Old...