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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,...

H. BRUCE RINKER: Donald Trump Betrayed America

Donald Trump betrayed America. The opening statements by Thompson and Cheney and various witnesses at the bipartisan Select Committee Hearing in Washington, make it...

SCOTT DREYER: Kroger Plays The Woke Card – But Do Shoppers Know it?

"Kroger has always been a family-friendly store," a woman who has been shopping at Roanoke-area Krogers for almost 60 years recently claimed. However, as...

VA Family Foundation Releases New Parental Rights Report Card

Although the Roanoke region is rather small in population and area, the two state senators we send to Richmond to represent us reflect two...

DEVOTIONAL: Take Life 1 Day At A Time

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.  -- Matthew 6:24 (NIV) Ours...

Nation Repulsed By Assassination Plot Against SCOTUS Justice

As partisanship and divisiveness in our culture become more toxic and pervasive, we are tragically seeing it metastasize into violence and attempted violence. One...

Devotional: Evidence For The Resurrection (3) — Women’s Testimonies

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. ...