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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,...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Rose and the Bower

June 4, 2025

Even though I stood well away from them in the broad doorway of our cardiac resuscitation room, I could see them clearly. I noticed...

BOB BROWN: A Virtuous Life

June 3, 2025

Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) described virtue as the habit of choosing the mean between two extremes: excess and deficiency. For example, courage is the habit...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Putin Has Turned Trump Into A Chump

May 29, 2025

Russia fired a massive 367 drones and missiles on thirty Ukrainian cities and villages after sundown on May 24. It was the worst aerial onslaught on...

FRED FIRST: Gaggy Veggies I Have Loathed

May 28, 2025

I figured I might as well get another use out of the short personal essay I read recently at out little writers’ gathering here....

BOB BROWN: The Human Spirit

May 27, 2025

The human spirit is that which leaves the body at the moment of death. In this sense, the spirit is life itself. It is beyond...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Virginia Tech Graduation – One for “The Books” and Service

May 27, 2025

Virginia Tech held its 150th yearly graduation with commencement on the field at Lane Stadium for all 6000 graduates on Friday, May 16. The...

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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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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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