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Columnists

ANDY PITZER: Silent Barter

Take a look at your salt shaker the next time you sit down at the dinner table. Or the canister of Morton’s Salt in your cupboard. Now take a gander...

FRED FIRST: Spaces: Inner, Outer & Other

I exist even still in a “liminal space” (which could be a whole other post—with...

ANDY PITZER: Paraphrasing GPT

When I come to think about it, probably the one thing I’m most proud of...

BOB BROWN: IF YOU LOVE YOUR BRAIN, TAKE CARE 0F IT, PART THREE

This is A Brief Educational Summary of Neuroscience 101, Part THREE, our final section. These...

SERWAN ZANGANA: It’s time for positive change in Roanoke City, vote James Creasy for Sheriff

An enthusiastic and experienced law enforcement officer, a veteran deputy, is eager to bring changes...

LUCKY GARVIN: One Wintry Morning [from some years back]

Beyond doubt this has been a strange, an unpredictable season. ‘Tis the first day of Spring, and we’ve three inches of snow on the...

H. BRUCE RINKER: At First, I Tried to Like Him

At first, I tried to like Donald John Trump, a game show host who ended each episode with a grotty acridity: “You’re fired!” After all,...

IN THE GARDEN: Lush Peonies Add Beauty and Fragrance to Early Summer Gardens

Set aside a sunny spot in your garden or landscape for a few easy-care, herbaceous peonies. These traditional favorites are treasured for their bountiful...

JAMES FINCK: The Equal Rights Amendment – Through Thick and Thin

If you are watching more TV than normal, then you may be seeing ads for FX’s upcoming miniseries called "Mrs. America." The show is...

STUART REVERCOMB: The Governor Is An Idiot

I have never titled a column in such a manner and normally don’t cast out such “inflammatory” statements – period. But seriously, how else...

STEVE “DOC” TROXEL: Peace in the Midst of Pandemic

We fear the coronavirus for the same reason we fear anything: we can’t control it, we don’t know what will happen because of it,...