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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...

DENNIS GARVIN: Empress Pelosi Explained

I must confess to some confusion about the behavior of Nancy Pelosi in her role as Speaker of the House, essentially the Majority leader...

SAMANTHA SNELLINGS: Sick Children Trade in Hospital Visits for Princesses

Hannah Pieper locks herself in the McDonald’s bathroom, staring at her reflection in the mirror and adjusting the purple wig on her head until...

STUART REVERCOMB: Every Dog Has His Day

Sometimes a picture really does speak a thousand words – and then some. Such is the one posted with this column taken by my...

DICK BAYNTON: Political Sophistry

Recently I heard one of the current band of presidential candidates whine that he had interviewed several people only to find that they were...

So – Who Is God Anyway?

That seems like an interesting enough question to answer in 247 words. Some say “God is Love” in the capital “L” sense of the word...

DICK BAYNTON: States Rights (And Wrongs)

Amendments IX and X (9 & 10) are similar in limiting Constitutional rights by Federal and State government and by the people. Both of...