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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...

Grandpaw and The Christmas Wish

I imagine I am no different than any other grandparent; I love my grand kids, enjoy their visits, but I yearn to get back...

 Dr. JAMES FINCK: Whistleblowing 101

As surprising as this may sound, presidents behaving badly is not new. President Trump is just the latest. Politicians have been skirting the law...

STUART REVERCOMB: Something Just Ended

Here in the great state of Virginia we have just enjoyed (or not so much) the annual UVA / VA TECH football game. And,...

LUCKY GARVIN: Lola and The Trash Compactor

The fact that our trash compacter doesn’t always close securely is what triggered the following chain of events. Cats get fed twice a day...

STUART REVERCOMB: Little Fish – Big Problem

Most people have no idea how big a role menhaden play in their diet. They’ve never eaten one but they’ve eaten plenty of things...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Battered Dove

A battered Mourning Dove was bought to us missing most of the feathers necessary for flight. He was an adult who ate well, seemed...

DEVOTIONAL: The Road of Life