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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: Essence of Summer: Fireflies

July 29, 2025

The senses and summers past. What did summer feel like twenty years ago? We had chickens. The pasture was rebounding from the droughts of...

LUCKY GARVIN: Be With Me While I Die

July 24, 2025

We bloom, like the tiniest flower, then we move on... I think that I will always define tenderness by those moments. Those moments, I watched a...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bill Clinton’s Shameful Congratulations Of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani – Part II

July 22, 2025

Unfortunately, Mamdani, if elected, would have complete power to appoint the police commissioner and near-total control over the public school system. That could be a...

BOB BROWN: Feeling Helpless in America

July 22, 2025

You will find me among those who want “instant gratification,” an uncomplimentary way of saying, “I know what I want and I want it...

BECKY MAUPIN: Mom Brain Isn’t All in Your Head

July 21, 2025

The number of times I’ve misplaced my keys and phone is embarrassing. So many times I’ve walked into a room and can’t remember what...

FRED FIRST: Poems, Prayers and Prompts

July 21, 2025

WHERE WE ARE FROM The answer, when someone asks where you are “from” might be to tell the place where we get your mail these...

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CAREY KINSOLVING: KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD

The Roanoke Star - February 9, 2026

If The World Is Getting Hotter, Why On Day 14 After Paralyzing Ice Storm Does SWVA Still Look Like Frozen Tundra With Wind Chills...

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

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

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

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

If The World Is Getting Hotter, Why On Day 14 After Paralyzing Ice Storm Does SWVA Still Look Like Frozen Tundra With Wind Chills...

Gov. Spanberger Bans State Police/Agencies From Cooperating With Federal Immigration Law Enforcement

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CAREY KINSOLVING: KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD

If The World Is Getting Hotter, Why On Day 14 After Paralyzing Ice Storm Does SWVA Still Look Like Frozen Tundra With Wind Chills...

Gov. Spanberger Bans State Police/Agencies From Cooperating With Federal Immigration Law Enforcement

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